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 8:7
Context8:7 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.”
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.”
