23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. …
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. …
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-28)We have here the testimony of John, which he delivered to the messengers who were sent from Jerusalem to examine him. Observe here, I. Who they were that sent to him, and who they were that were sent. 1. They that sent to him were the Jews at Jerusalem , the great sanhedrim or high-commission court, which sat at Jerusalem, and was the representative of the Jewish church, who took cognizance of all…
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