Matthew 3:3

spoken. As well as written.

by. Greek. hupo. App-104., but all the Greek texts read " dia ".

Esaias. Isaiah. The first of twenty-one occurrences of the name in N.T. See App-79.

The voice, &c. Quoted from Isaiah 40:3. See note there. App-107.

the LORD. Jehovah in Isaiah 40:3. See App-98.

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