Luke 3:4 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 3:4

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.

KJV

As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

(in Esai. 40. lib. 3.) But suppose some one should answer, saying, How shall we prepare the way of the Lord, or how shall we make His paths straight? since so many are the hindrances to those who wish to lead an honest life. To this the word of prophecy replies, There are some ways and paths by no means easy to travel, being in some places hilly and rugged, in others steep and precipitous; to remove which it says, Every valley shall be filled, every mountain and hill shall he brought low.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Prepare ye the way - It was customary for the Hindoo kings, when on journeys, to send a certain class of the people two or three days before them, to command the inhabitants to clear the ways. A very necessary precaution where there are no public roads. - Ward.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
γέγραπται	gegraptai	it has been written	G1125 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
βίβλῳ	biblō	[the] book	G976 →
λόγων	logōn	of [the] words	G3056 →
Ἠσαΐου	Ēsaiou	of Isaiah	G2268 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
προφήτου	prophētou	prophet	G4396 →
φωνὴ	phōnē	[The] voice	G5456 →
βοῶντος	boōntos	of one crying	G994 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἐρήμῳ	erēmō	wilderness	G2048 →
ἑτοιμάσατε	hetoimasate	do prepare	G2090 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ὁδὸν	hodon	way	G3598 →
κυρίου,	kuriou	of [the] Lord,	G2962 →
εὐθείας	eutheias	straight	G2117 →
ποιεῖτε	poieite	do make	G4160 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
τρίβους	tribous	paths	G5147 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	of Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 1:23
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
leads to
- Isaiah 40:3–5
  A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
- Mark 1:3
  “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Matthew 3:3
  This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Luke 1:16–17
  Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
Through
Isaiah 62:10
Go out, go out through the gates; prepare the way for the people! Build it up, build up the highway; clear away the stones; raise a banner for the nations!
leads to
- Isaiah 57:14
  And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
- Isaiah 40:3
  A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
- Isaiah 49:22
  This is what the Lord GOD says: “Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and raise My banner to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry…
- Hebrews 12:13
  Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

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