John 1:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Webster's Revision
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
World English Bible
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
English Revised Version (ERV)
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.
Definitions for John 1:23
Clarke's John 1:23 Bible Commentary
I am the voice of one crying - See the notes on Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:4, Mark 1:5.
Barnes's John 1:23 Bible Commentary
I am the voice ... - See the notes at Matthew 3:3.
Wesley's John 1:23 Bible Commentary
1:23 He said - I am that forerunner of Christ of whom Isaiah speaks.I am the voice - As if he had said, Far from being Christ, or even Elijah, I am nothing but a voice: a sound that so soon as it has expressed the thought of which it is the sign, dies into air, and is known no more. Isaiah 40:3 .