Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

Prepare

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Mark 1:3
and again, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:" accordingly John came baptizing in the wilderness,
Luke 3:3
and he went into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
John 1:23
and he said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," according to Esaias the prophet.

Prepare

Luke 1:17
And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to prepare for the Lord a people well-disposed.

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Matthew 11:10
For this is he, of whom it is written, "Behold I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee."
Mark 1:3
and again, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:" accordingly John came baptizing in the wilderness,
Luke 1:16
and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God.