Luke 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 3:4 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 →
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
ἐν
en
G1722
in
βίβλῳ
bíblos
G976
scroll
λόγων
lógos
G3056
word
Ἡσαΐου
Hēsaḯas
G2268
Isaiah
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
προφήτου
prophḗtēs
G4396
prophet
φωνὴ
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
βοῶντος
boáō
G994
to cry out
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ἐρήμῳ
érēmos
G2048
desolate
ἑτοιμάσατε
hetoimázō
G2090
to prepare
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
εὐθείας
euthýs
G2117
straight
ποιεῖτε
poiéō
G4160
to make
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
τρίβους
tríbos
G5147
path
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
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King James Version Public Domain
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “A voice of one calling out in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).