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Matthew 3:3

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

m“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

n‘Prepare21 the way of the Lord;

make his paths straight.’ ”

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Matthew 3:3 — The New International Version (NIV)

This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make straight paths for him.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Matthew 3:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said,

“He is a voice shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming!

Clear the road for him!’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying:

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — New Century Version (NCV)

John the Baptist is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said:

“This is a voice of one

who calls out in the desert:

‘Prepare the way for the Lord.

Make the road straight for him.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Make ye ready the way of the Lord,

Make his paths straight.

Matthew 3:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

Matthew 3:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Isaiah the prophet spoke about this man when he said, 

“A voice cries out in the desert: 

‘Prepare the way for the Lord! 

Make his paths straight!’ ” 

Matthew 3:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make His paths straight!

Matthew 3:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

‘Prepare the way of the Lord,

make his paths straight.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For this is the one who was spoken about by the prophet Isaiah, saying,

“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way of the Lord,

make his paths straight.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

John is the one the prophet Isaiah had spoken about. He had said,

“A messenger is calling out in the desert,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord.

Make straight paths for him.’ ”

Matthew 3:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said,

The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Make ready the way of the Lord,

Make His paths straight!’ ”


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