Cross references
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.’”
- a Isaiah 40:3 (see also LXX)
John 1:23 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 7 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 40:3–5 (56 votes) and Mark 1:3 (21 votes). 26 other verses point back to it. It links with 8 other books, from Ezra 1 to 2 Corinthians 4.
Which verses does John 1:23 point to?
Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.
- Isaiah 40:3–556 votes
A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. …
- Mark 1:321 votes
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Matthew 3:320 votes
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 1:16–1716 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.”
- Luke 1:76–7916 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, …
- Luke 3:4–616 votes
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. Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth. …
- John 3:2816 votes
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
Which verses point to John 1:23?
The 10 strongest of 26.