Bible Cross References
The voice
Isaiah 40:3-5
3
The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God.
4
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and all the crooked [ways] shall become straight, and the rough [places] smooth.
5
And the glory of the Lord shall appear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God; for the Lord has spoken [it].
Matthew 3:3
For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.'"
Mark 1:3
"A voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make His paths straight.'"
John 1:23
He said: "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the LORD," ' just as Isaiah the prophet said."
Prepare
Luke 1:16
And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
Luke 1:17
And he himself will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Luke 1:76-79
76
"And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77
to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,
78
through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;
79
to give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."
Isaiah 57:14
And they shall say, Clear the ways before him, and take up the stumbling blocks out of the way of My people.
Isaiah 62:10
Go through My gates, and make a way for My people; and cast the stones out of the way; lift up a standard for the Gentiles.
Malachi 4:6
who shall turn again the heart of the father to the son, and the heart of a man to his neighbor, lest I come and smite the earth grievously.
John 1:7
This [man] came for a testimony, so that he might testify concerning the Light, so that all through him might believe.
John 1:26-36
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John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water, but there stands One among you whom you do not know.
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He is the [One] who comes after me, who has come to be before me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the strap of His sandal."
28
These things happened in Bethany, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
29
The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
30
This is the [One] about whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who ranks before me, because He was before me.'
31
"I did not know Him; but that He should be made manifest to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water."
32
And John testified, saying, "I have beheld the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove, and He remained upon Him.
33
I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, 'Upon whom you see the Spirit descending and abiding on Him, this is He who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.'
34
"And I have seen and have testified that this is the Son of God."
35
Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.
36
And looking at Jesus as He [was] walking, he said, "Behold the Lamb of God!"
John 3:28-36
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You yourselves bear witness that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before Him.'
29
"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. Therefore my joy has been fulfilled.
30
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31
He who comes from above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32
And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.
33
He who receives His testimony has certified that God is true.
34
For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.
36
He who believes in the Son has eternal life; and he who does not believe the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."