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Isaiah 40:3

Isa.40.3

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A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Isaiah 40:3 English Standard Version (ESV)Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated into any other language.

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  1. The ministry of John the Baptist explicitly fulfills Isaiah 40:3

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    Matthew states that John is the one spoken of through Isaiah, and John himself answers the priests with the same verse.

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  2. Matthew 3:3 quotes Isaiah 40:3

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    Matthew, Mark, and Luke all introduce John with Isaiah's voice calling in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord.

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