Luke 1:17

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¹⁷and ^(A)he will go before him ^(B)in the spirit and power of Elijah, ^(C)to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and ^(D)the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^(E)to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

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Luke 3:4

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⁴As it is written in ^(A)the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,

^(B)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^(C)‘Prepare the way of the Lord,^[a]
make his paths straight.

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Luke 3:4 Or crying, Prepare in the wilderness the way of the Lord

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Luke 7:27

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²⁷This is he of whom it is written,

^(A)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’

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Malachi 3:1

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3 ^(A)“Behold, I send ^(B)my messenger, and ^(C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord ^(D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and ^(E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

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Matthew 3:3

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³For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,

^(A)“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^(B)‘Prepare^[a] the way of the Lord;
make his paths straight.’”

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Matthew 3:3 Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness

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Mark 1:2-3

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²^(A)As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,^[a]

^(B)“Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
    who will prepare your way,
³^(C)the voice of one crying in the wilderness:
    ^(D)‘Prepare^[b] the way of the Lord,
    make his paths straight,’”