Matthew 3:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

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  • Isa 40:3 : 3 A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.
  • John 1:23 : 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.
  • Mark 1:3 : 3 The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;
  • Isa 57:14-15 : 14 And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people. 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Luke 3:3-6 : 3 And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed. 4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight. 5 Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth; 6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:2-7
    6 verses
    94%

    2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

    4John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

    5And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

    6And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

    7And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • Luke 3:2-5
    4 verses
    93%

    2When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

    3And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.

    4As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

    5Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;

  • John 1:22-23
    2 verses
    88%

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • Isa 40:3-4
    2 verses
    87%

    3A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God.

    4Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley,

  • Matt 11:10
    84%

    10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Matt 3:1-2
    2 verses
    84%

    1And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

    2Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

  • Luke 7:27
    82%

    27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • Matt 3:4-8
    5 verses
    80%

    4Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

    5Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

    6And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

    7But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

    8Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    78%

    30This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

    31I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

  • Acts 13:24
    77%

    24For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

  • Matt 11:3
    77%

    3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • Luke 1:76
    76%

    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Matt 3:13
    76%

    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

  • Luke 1:17
    76%

    17And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

  • John 1:15
    76%

    15John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • John 1:6
    75%

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • John 3:28
    74%

    28You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • Luke 3:15-16
    2 verses
    74%

    15And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

    16John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

  • John 1:25-28
    4 verses
    73%

    25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

    26John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

    27It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

    28These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

  • Luke 7:24
    73%

    24And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • Matt 3:11
    73%

    11Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • John 3:26
    73%

    26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • Matt 12:17
    73%

    17So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • John 1:19
    73%

    19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

  • Matt 11:7
    73%

    7And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • Mal 3:1
    73%

    1See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

  • Luke 3:7
    72%

    7So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

  • Mark 1:9
    72%

    9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 4:17
    72%

    17From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

    18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.