desert, to be removed from the crowds of people. What the purport of his cry was is insinuated, when he adds, Make ready the way of the Lord. Pseudo-Chrysostom: As a great King going on a progress is preceded by couriers to cleanse what is foul, repair what is broken down; so John preceded the Lord to cleanse the human heart from the filth of sin, by the besom of repentance, and to gather by an ordinance of spiritual precepts those things which had been scattered abroad. Gregory the Great: Every one who preacheth right faith and good works, prepares the Lord's way to the hearts of the hearers, and makes His paths straight, in cleansing the thoughts by the word of good preaching. Glossa Ordinaria: Or, faith is the way by which the word reaches the heart; when the life is amended the paths are made straight. See also Related Bible parts: Isaiah 40, Mark 1, Luke 3, John 1 References 03:03 Isaiah