Treasury of Scripture Knowledge A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight his paths. Isaiah 40:3-5 The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God. . . . Matthew 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Luke 3:4-6 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. . . . John 1:15,19-34 John beareth witness of him and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me is preferred before me: because he was before me. . . . John 3:28-36 You yourselves do bear me witness that I said that I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. . . . Context The Mission of John the Baptist…2As it is written in Isaias the prophet: Behold I send my angel before thy face, who shall prepare the way before thee. 3A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight his paths. 4John was in the desert, baptizing and preaching the baptism of penance, unto remission of sins.… Cross References Isaiah 40:3 The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God. Matthew 3:1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist preaching in the desert of Judea. Matthew 3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by Isaias the prophet, saying: A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Luke 3:2 Under the high priests Anna and Caiphas: the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. Luke 3:4 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. John 1:23 He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias. Lexicon “A voiceΦωνὴ (Phōnē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 5456: Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language. of one calling βοῶντος (boōntos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 994: To shout, call aloud, proclaim. Apparently a prolonged form of a primary verb; to halloo, i.e. Shout. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. wilderness, ἐρήμῳ (erēmō) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2048: Lonesome, i.e. waste. ‘Prepare Ἑτοιμάσατε (Hetoimasate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 2090: To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. way ὁδὸν (hodon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. for [the] Lord, Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. make ποιεῖτε (poieite) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. straight εὐθείας (eutheias) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 2117: Perhaps from eu and tithemi; straight, i.e. level, or true; adverbially at once. paths τρίβους (tribous) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 5147: A worn path, beaten way, road, highway. From tribo; a rut or worn track. for Him.’” αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Additional Translations “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight His paths.'" The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare you the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. "The voice of one crying aloud: 'In the Desert prepare a road for the Lord: Make His highways straight.'" The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'" 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