²³ He said: "I am 'The voice of one crying in the wilderness: "Make straight the way of the Lord," ' [1] as the prophet Isaiah said."

²³ He said, 'I 'am' a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.'

²³ He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight[2] the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."