John 1:23

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

Geneva Bible 1599

He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

Darby Translation

He said, I [am] [the] voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of [the] Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.

Young's Literal Translation

He said, 'I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

Bible in Basic English

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.

In context

22So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

24Then the Pharisees who had been sent

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