Joh 1:23 | NET2full | STEP | John said , “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness , ‘ Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said .”

John 1:23

23 John ^{▼▼tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight ^{▼▼sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.} the way for the Lord,’ ^{▼▼sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.} as the prophet Isaiah said.”