Mark 1:3
ContextNET © | the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make 1 his paths straight.’” 2 |
NIV © | "a voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’" |
NASB © | THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT.’" |
NLT © | He is a voice shouting in the wilderness: ‘Prepare a pathway for the Lord’s coming! Make a straight road for him!’" |
MSG © | Thunder in the desert! Prepare for God's arrival! Make the road smooth and straight! |
BBE © | The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight; |
NRSV © | the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’" |
NKJV © | "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.’" |
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NET © | the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make 1 his paths straight.’” 2 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn This call to “make his paths straight” in this context is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance. 2 sn A quotation from Isa 40:3. |