en_tn/jhn/01/22.md

they said to him

"the priests and Levites said to John" (see John 1:19)

us...we

the priests and Levites, not John (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive)

He said

"John said"

I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness

"I am like someone speaking loudly where no one can hear me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Make the way of the Lord straight

"Prepare yourselves for the Lord's arrival like people prepare the road for an important person to use"