Mat 3:3, 11:10, Mar 1:2-3, Luk 1:76, 3:4, 7:26-27, Joh 1:23 | ESV | STEP | For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said , The voice of one crying in the wilderness : Prepare the way of the Lord ; make his paths straight .

a John 1:23; Cited from Isa. 40:3

b Luke 1:76

d Mark 1:2; Cited from Mal. 3:1

eFor ver. 2-8, see Matt. 3:1-11; Luke 3:2-16

g Matt. 11:10; Luke 1:17, 76; 7:27; Cited from Mal. 3:1

h John 1:23; Cited from Isa. 40:3

i Luke 1:76

k ch. 7:26; 20:6; Matt. 11:9; 14:5

lSee ver. 32

m ver. 17; ch. 3:4; 7:27; Mal. 3:1; Matt. 3:3; Mark 1:2, 3

n ch. 4:17; [Acts 8:28]

o John 1:23; Cited from Isa. 40:3-5

p ch. 1:76

r ch. 1:76; 20:6; Matt. 14:5

s Mark 1:2; Cited from Mal. 3:1; [ch. 1:17, 76]

tCited from Isa. 40:3; See Matt. 3:3

Matthew 3:3

3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^a“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^b‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”

Matthew 11:10

10 This is he of whom it is written,

^d“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’

Mark 1:2-3

2 ^eAs it is written in Isaiah the prophet, ^{▼▼Some manuscripts in the prophets}

^g“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way,
3 ^hthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
ⁱ‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”

Luke 1:76

76 And you, child, will be called ^kthe prophet of ^lthe Most High;
for ^myou will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

Luke 3:4

4 As it is written in ⁿthe book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^o“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^p‘Prepare the way of the Lord, ^{▼▼Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord}
make his paths straight.

Luke 7:26-27

26 What then did you go out to see? ^rA prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,

^s“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’

John 1:23

23 He said, “I am ^tthe voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight ^{▼▼Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight} the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”