23John 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.' "


In Context

20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Christ. "

21 They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No."

22 Finally they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

23 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.' "

24 Now some Pharisees who had been sent

25 questioned him, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

John 1:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:23He said: I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, |I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, 'I am a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.