Bible Cross References
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Isaiah 40:3
A voice cries out, "Prepare in the wilderness a road for the LORD! Clear the way in the desert for our God!
Mark 1:3
Someone is shouting in the desert, 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!' "
Luke 3:3-6
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So John went throughout the whole territory of the Jordan River, preaching, "Turn away from your sins and be baptized, and God will forgive your sins."
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As it is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah: "Someone is shouting in the desert: 'Get the road ready for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!
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Every valley must be filled up, every hill and mountain leveled off. The winding roads must be made straight, and the rough paths made smooth.
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The whole human race will see God's salvation!' "
John 1:23
John answered by quoting the prophet Isaiah: "I am 'the voice of someone shouting in the desert: Make a straight path for the Lord to travel!' "
Prepare
Isaiah 57:14
The LORD says, "Let my people return to me. Remove every obstacle from their path! Build the road and make it ready!
Isaiah 57:15
"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.
Malachi 3:1
The LORD Almighty answers, "I will send my messenger to prepare the way for me. Then the Lord you are looking for will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger you long to see will come and proclaim my covenant."
Luke 1:17
He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him."
Luke 1:76
"You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him,