Lukas 1:80

1:80 And the child kept growing¹ and becoming strong² in spirit, and he was in the wilderness³ until the day he was revealed⁴ to Israel.

Yesaya 40:3

40:3 A voice cries out,

“In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord;

construct in the desert a road for our God.

Matius 3:1

The Ministry of John the Baptist

3:1 In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness⁵ of Judea proclaiming,

Matius 11:7

11:7 While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness⁶ to see? A reed shaken by the wind?⁷

Markus 1:3

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

make⁸ his paths straight.’”⁹

Yohanes 1:23

1:23 John¹⁰ said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight¹¹ the way for the Lord,’¹² as Isaiah the prophet said.”