In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.Isaiah 40:3 NIV
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”John 1:23 NIV
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the Lord Almighty.Malachi 3:1 NIV
“a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’”Mark 1:3 NIV
and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”Matthew 3:2 NIV