John 1:23
| NET© | 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.” |
| NIV© | 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.’" |
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| NASB© | He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said." |
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| NLT© | John replied in the words of Isaiah: "I am a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare a straight pathway for the Lord’s coming!’" |
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| MSG© | "I'm thunder in the desert: 'Make the road straight for God!' I'm doing what the prophet Isaiah preached." |
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| BBE© | 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. |
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| NRSV© | 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. |
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| NKJV© | 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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| KJV | He said <5346> (5713), I <1473> [am] the voice <5456> of one crying <994> (5723) in <1722> the wilderness <2048>, Make straight <2116> (5657) the way <3598> of the Lord <2962>, as <2531> said <2036> (5627) the prophet <4396> Esaias <2268>. |
| NASB© | 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>." |
| Greek | efh <5346> (5713) egw <1473> fwnh <5456> bowntov <994> (5723) en <1722> th <3588> erhmw <2048> euyunate <2116> (5657) thn <3588> odon <3598> kuriou <2962> kaywv <2531> eipen <2036> (5627) hsaiav <2268> o <3588> profhthv <4396> |
| NET© [draft] ITL | John said <5346>, “I <1473> am the voice <5456> of one shouting <994> in <1722> the wilderness <2048>, ‘Make straight <2116> the way <3598> for the Lord <2962>,’ as <2531> Isaiah <2268> the prophet <4396> said <2036>.” |
| NET© | 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.” |
| NET© Notes |
1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance. |
