3"a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "


In Context

1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way" --

3 "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "

4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Mark 1:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:3A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:3A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.