Isaiah 40:3

Which verses does Isaiah 40:3 point to?

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1. Malachi 3:1108 votes

   “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

2. Mark 1:2–593 votes

   As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.” “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” …

3. John 1:2377 votes

   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.’”

4. Matthew 3:1–372 votes

   In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” …

5. Luke 1:16–1754 votes

   Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

6. Luke 1:76–7753 votes

   And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him, to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

7. Malachi 4:5–651 votes

   Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

8. Isaiah 57:1448 votes

   And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

9. Isaiah 43:1943 votes

   Behold, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness and streams in the desert.

10. Isaiah 62:10–1138 votes

    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! Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

11. Isaiah 35:836 votes
12. Luke 3:2–631 votes
13. Isaiah 49:1130 votes
14. Isaiah 11:15–1622 votes
15. Psalm 68:421 votes

Which verses point to Isaiah 40:3?

The 10 strongest of 39.

• Jeremiah 29:11 162
• John 1:23 56
• Matthew 3:3 49
• Isaiah 43:19 42
• Matthew 11:10 34
• Mark 1:3 32
• Luke 3:4 30
• Isaiah 62:10 16
• Matthew 3:1 15
• John 1:6 15