“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”
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' — the Baptist answers through Scripture (Isaiah 40:3), positioning himself within the prophetic tradition of forerunner preparation. "Voice" (phōnē) emphasizes instrumentality; the Baptist is a temporary herald, not the Word himself. The wilderness setting evokes Israel's desert wandering and preparation for God's covenant presence.
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