John 1:23

1:23 John 1  said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight 2  the way for the Lord,’ 3  as Isaiah the prophet said.”

John 6:31

6:31 Our ancestors 4  ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” 5 

1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

3 sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

4 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”

5 sn A quotation from Ps 78:24 (referring to the events of Exod 16:4-36).