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John 1:23 (Listen)

23 He said, “I am tthe voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight1 the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

Footnotes

[1] 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight

Isaiah 40:3-5 (Listen)

cA voice cries:1

d“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;

emake straight in the desert a highway for our God.

fEvery valley shall be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill be made low;

the uneven ground shall become level,

and the rough places a plain.

gAnd the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,

and all flesh shall see it together,

hfor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

Footnotes

[1] 40:3 Or A voice of one crying