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


In Context

20 He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, |I am not the Christ.|

21 They asked him, |What then? Are you Elijah?| He said, |I am not.| |Are you the prophet?| He answered, |No.|

22 They said therefore to him, |Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?|

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

24 The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

25 They asked 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:23John 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.' "

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 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.