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

³ For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

³ The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.

⁴ Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

⁵ and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

³ The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.

¹⁷ And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient `to walk' in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared `for him'.

⁷⁶ Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

⁷⁷ To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,

⁷⁸ Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

⁷⁹ To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

⁴ as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

⁵ Every valley shall be filled, And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; And the crooked shall become straight, And the rough ways smooth;

⁶ And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.