John 1:23

1:23 John ¹  said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight ²  the way for the Lord,’ ³  as Isaiah the prophet said.”

John 14:6

14:6 Jesus replied, ⁴  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. ⁵  No one comes to the Father except through me.

[1:23]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:23]  ² sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

[1:23]  ³ sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

[14:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[14:6]  ⁵ tn Or “I am the way, even the truth and the life.”