John 1:23

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

He said, `I `am' a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 3:3 : 3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'
  • Mark 1:3 : 3 `A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --
  • Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God. 4 Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley. 5 And revealed hath been the honour of Jehovah, And seen `it' have all flesh together, For the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken.
  • Luke 1:16-17 : 16 and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God, 17 and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'
  • Luke 1:76-79 : 76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways. 77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins, 78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us, 79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a way of peace.'
  • Luke 3:4-6 : 4 as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths; 5 every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways; 6 and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.'
  • John 3:28 : 28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Mark 1:2-5
    4 verses
    89%

    2 As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --

    3 `A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --

    4 John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    5 and there were going forth to him all the region of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and they were all baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    88%

    1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

    2 and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

    3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

  • Luke 3:3-5
    3 verses
    88%

    3 and he came to all the region round the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of reformation -- to remission of sins,

    4 as it hath been written in the scroll of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying, `A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths;

    5 every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straightness, and the rough become smooth ways;

  • John 1:19-22
    4 verses
    85%

    19 And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent out of Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they might question him, `Who art thou?'

    20 and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- `I am not the Christ.'

    21 And they questioned him, `What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, `I am not.' -- `The prophet art thou?' and he answered, `No.'

    22 They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'

  • Isa 40:3-4
    2 verses
    82%

    3 A voice is crying -- in a wilderness -- Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God.

    4 Every valley is raised up, And every mountain and hill become low, And the crooked place hath become a plain, And the entangled places a valley.

  • Matt 11:9-10
    2 verses
    78%

    9 `But what went ye out to see? -- a prophet? yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet,

    10 for this is he of whom it hath been written, Lo, I do send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Luke 7:27
    78%

    27 this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

  • Mark 1:7
    77%

    7 and he proclaimed, saying, `He doth come -- who is mightier than I -- after me, of whom I am not worthy -- having stooped down -- to loose the latchet of his sandals;

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    77%

    30 this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:

    31 and I knew him not, but, that he might be manifested to Israel, because of this I came with the water baptizing.

  • John 1:15
    75%

    15 John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, `This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

  • John 1:24-28
    5 verses
    75%

    24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,

    25 and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'

    26 John answered them, saying, `I baptize with water, but in midst of you he hath stood whom ye have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who hath been before me,

    27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

    28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing,

  • John 3:28
    74%

    28 ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 John having first preached, before his coming, a baptism of reformation to all the people of Israel;

    25 and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not `he', but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of `his' feet.

  • Matt 12:17
    74%

    17 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Matt 11:3
    73%

    3 said to him, `Art thou He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

  • John 1:6
    73%

    6 There came a man -- having been sent from God -- whose name `is' John,

  • Luke 1:76
    73%

    76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

  • John 12:41
    71%

    41 these things said Isaiah, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.

  • Mark 1:11
    71%

    11 and a voice came out of the heavens, `Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

  • Luke 1:17
    71%

    17 and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

  • John 1:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33 and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

    34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.'

  • Isa 57:14
    71%

    14 And he hath said, `Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'

  • Luke 7:24
    71%

    24 And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

  • Luke 7:20
    70%

    20 And having come near to him, the men said, `John the Baptist sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

  • John 1:8
    70%

    8 that one was not the Light, but -- that he might testify about the Light.

  • John 3:26
    70%

    26 and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

  • Mark 8:28
    70%

    28 And they answered, `John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.'

  • John 9:9
    70%

    9 others said -- `This is he;' and others -- `He is like to him;' he himself said, -- `I am `he'.'

  • Matt 4:14
    70%

    14 that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 3:16
    70%

    16 John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

  • Matt 3:5
    69%

    5 Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,