Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on John 1:23 in English Standard Version "He said, “I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”" Isa 40:3 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Mt 3:3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”