Discovery BoxJohn 1:23 
Context1:23 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
Context6:31 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).
