"'''He said, 'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," as Isaiah the prophet said.' '''" <small>
:[http://biblehub.com/john/1-23.htm John 1:23]:John quotes [http://biblehub.com/multi/isaiah/40-3.htm Isaiah 40:3].:Quotation from the [[Septuagint]] text, not Hebrew. :See [http://www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/septuagint/chapter.asp?book=43&page=40 LXX of Isaiah 40:3]
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