John 1:23
He said, I am a voice of a crier in desert, Dress ye the way of the Lord, as Esaias the prophet, said. [He saith, I am a voice of a man crying in desert, Dress ye the way of the Lord, as Esaias, the prophet, said.] (He said, I (am) a voice of a (man) crying in the desert, Align or Make straight the way of the Lord, as the prophet Isaiah said.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
24And they that were sent, were of the Pharisees.
Cross References
Matthew 3:3For this is he, of whom it is said by Esaias, the prophet, saying, (or For it is he, of whom it was said by the prophet Isaiah, saying), A voice of a crier in (the) desert, [or A voice of a man crying in (the) desert], Make ye ready the ways of the Lord; make ye right the paths of him.
Luke 1:16And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to their Lord God; [And he shall convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord God of them;]
Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias, the prophet, (or As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah), The voice of a crier in (the) desert, [or The voice of one crying in (the) desert], Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make ye his paths right.
Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29
John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →