Luke 3:4

4 As it is written in ¹the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, ²“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ³‘Prepare the way of the Lord, ^[a] make his paths straight.

Luke 3:4 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 3:4

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the
prophet
( Isaiah 40:3 )

saying, the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord make his paths straight;
(See Gill on Matthew 3:3).

Luke 3:4 In-Context

2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,

6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ’”

Cross References

• 1. 3:4 ch. 4:17; [Acts 8:28]
• 2. 3:4 John 1:23; Cited from Isa. 40:3-5
• 3. 3:4 ch. 1:76

Footnotes

• [a] 3:4 Or 'crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord'