John 1:23

23 John replied, "I am a voice crying out in the wilderness, Make the Lord's path straight,^[a] just as the prophet Isaiah said."

John 1:23 In-Context

21 They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" John said, "I'm not." "Are you the prophet?" John answered, "No."

22 They asked, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

23 John replied, "I am a voice crying out in the wilderness, Make the Lord's path straight, just as the prophet Isaiah said."

24 Those sent by the Pharisees

25 asked, "Why do you baptize if you aren't the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

Footnotes

• [a] Isa 40:3