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 8:7

8:7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight ⁴  and replied, ⁵  “Whoever among you is guiltless ⁶  may be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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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 “he straightened up.”

⁵ tn Grk “and said to them.”

⁶ tn Or “sinless.”