Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Mark 1:3 in English Standard Version "the voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,’”" 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. Lu 1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways, Joh 1:23 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.”