3For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, |The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.|


In Context

1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

2 |Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!|

3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, |The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.|

4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

Matthew 3:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: "A voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:3For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A 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

3:3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3For this is he who has been spoken of through Esaias the prophet, saying, Voice of him that crieth in the wilderness: prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:3For this is he that was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The 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

3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:3for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.