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Luke 3:4
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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.
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).
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Luke 3:4 In-Context
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in the high-priesthood of Annas and Ca'iaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechari'ah in the wilderness;
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and he went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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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.
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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 shall be made smooth;
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and all flesh shall see the salvation of God."
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