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John 1:22-25
The Voice
John 1:22-25
The Voice
Religious Leaders: 22 Then tell us who you are and what you are about because everyone is asking us, especially the Pharisees, and we must prepare an answer.
23 John replied with the words of Isaiah the prophet:
John the Baptist: Listen! I am a voice calling out in the wilderness.
Straighten out the road for the Lord. He’s on His way.[a]
24-25 Then some of those sent by the Pharisees questioned him again.
Religious Leaders: How can you travel the countryside baptizing[b] people if you are not the Anointed One or Elijah or the Prophet?
Footnotes
- 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
- 1:24-25 Literally, immersing, to show repentance
John 1:22-24
New International Version
John 1:22-24
New International Version
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent
Footnotes
- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
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