John 1:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 1:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἔφη
phēmí
G5346
to declare
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
φωνὴ
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
βοῶντος
boáō
G994
to cry out
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἐρήμῳ
érēmos
G2048
desolate
εὐθύνατε
euthýnō
G2116
to make straight
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
καθὼς
kathṓs
G2531
according as
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
Ἡσαΐας
Hēsaḯas
G2268
Isaiah
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
προφήτης
prophḗtēs
G4396
prophet
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said."
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King James Version Public Domain
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He said, “I am a voice, crying out in the wilderness: ‘Make the way of the Lord straight,’ m just as Isaiah the prophet said.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).