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He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

John 1:23 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયોહાન ૧:૨૩
તેણે કહ્યું, “યશાયા પ્રબોધકે જે કહ્યું હતું કે “અરણ્યમાં પોકારનારની એવી વાણી કે, ‘પ્રભુનો માર્ગ તૈયાર કરો, તેમના રસ્તા સીધા કરો.’”
हिन्दीयूहन्ना १:२३
उसने कहा, “जैसा यशायाह भविष्यद्वक्ता ने कहा है, ‘मैं जंगल में एक पुकारनेवाले का शब्द हूँ कि तुम प्रभु का मार्ग सीधा करो।’” (यशा. 40:3)

In context

21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

22They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”

24The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

25They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”

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