John 1:23

NETBible	John¹ said, “I am *the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight² the way for the Lord,’*³ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
NIV © biblegateway Joh 1:23	John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’"
NASB © biblegateway Joh 1:23	He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said."
NLT © biblegateway Joh 1:23	John replied in the words of Isaiah: "I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare a straight pathway for the Lord’s coming!’"
MSG © biblegateway Joh 1:23	"I'm thunder in the desert: 'Make the road straight for God!' I'm doing what the prophet Isaiah preached."
BBE © SABDAweb Joh 1:23	He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
NRSV © bibleoremus Joh 1:23	He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’" as the prophet Isaiah said.
NKJV © biblegateway Joh 1:23	He said: "I am ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the LORD,"’ as the prophet Isaiah said."
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NASB © biblegateway Joh 1:23	He said <5346> , "I am A VOICE <5456> OF ONE CRYING <994> IN THE WILDERNESS <2048> , 'MAKE <2116> STRAIGHT <2116> THE WAY <3598> OF THE LORD <2962> ,' as Isaiah <2268> the prophet <4396> said <3004> ."
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NETBible

John¹ said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight² the way for the Lord,’³ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

³sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.