Luke 3:4
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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
Read Luke 3:4 Using Other Translations
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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.
Isaiah had spoken of John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the LORD ’s coming! Clear the road for him!
What does Luke 3:4 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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).
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