Luke 3:4

4 As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

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 Under the high priests Anna and Caiphas: the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.

3 And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins.

4 As it was written in the book of the sayings of Isaias the prophet: A voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.

5 Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be brought low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways plain.

6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.