Bible in Basic English
"The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;"
— Mark 1:3, Bible in Basic English
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; ”
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord! Make his paths straight!'"”
“the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’””
“A voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.”
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.”
The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;
The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;
John came, and gave baptism in the waste land, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.
And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.