Isaiah 40:3
Douay-Rheims
The voice of one crying in the desert: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the wilderness the paths of our God.
Augustine of Hippo
They were not reborn, those who were baptized by John's baptism, by which Christ himself was baptized. Rather, they were "prepared" by the ministry of a forerunner, who said, "Prepare a way for the Lord"—for him in whom alone they could be reborn.
Source details
A.D. 430 · on Isa 40:3 (Enchiridion 14:49)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.