He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’† as Isaiah the prophet said.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 1:23 in context
John 1:20–26
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He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
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They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
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They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
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He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’† as Isaiah the prophet said.”
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The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
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