Luke 3:4 · 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.”
— Luke 3:4
And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways {shall be} made smooth;
Luke 3 — Context
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
4As 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.
5Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways {shall be} made smooth;
6And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Cross References
Isaiah 40:3-5
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
John 1:23
He said, I {am} the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Luke 1:76-79
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
John 1:26-36
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
John 1:7
The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all {men} through him might believe.
Isaiah 62:10
Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
John 3:28-36
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Luke 1:16-17
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.