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John 1:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 He said: “I am a voice of someone crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make the way of Jehovah* straight,’+ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”+

John 1:23

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 23 ἔφη He said ᾿Εγὼ I φωνὴ voice βοῶντος of (one) crying aloud ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ desolate Εὐθύνατε Make YOU straight τὴν the ὁδὸν way Κυρίου, of Lord, καθὼς according as εἶπεν said Ἠσαίας Isaiah ὁ the προφήτης. prophet.

John 1:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 He said: “I am a voice of someone crying out in the wilderness, ‘MAKE the way of Jehovah* straight,’ just as Isaiah the prophet said.”+

John 1:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 He said “I am the voice of one calling out in the wilderness ‘Straighten out the Lord’s road,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

John 1:23

American Standard Version
- 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

John 1:23

The Emphasized Bible
- 23 He said—I am a Voice of one crying aloud;—In the desert make ye straight the way of the Lord: according as said Isaiah the prophet.

John 1:23

King James Version
- 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

John Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:23
  
  Jehovah: At Isa 40:3, quoted here, the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text. (See App. A5 and C.) The Gospel writers Matthew, Mark, and Luke apply this prophecy to John the Baptist, and here in John’s Gospel, John the Baptist applies this prophecy to himself. John would make the way of Jehovah straight in the sense that he would be the forerunner of Jesus, who would represent his Father and come in his Father’s name.—Joh 5:43; 8:29.