D&C 133:17 · Matthew 3:3
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Eleven words match with one interposed conjunction: the revelation reads 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight', the Gospel 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' Counted as printed, the longest unbroken run is seven words, 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord'. As with w8-dc65-paths-straight-matt3, the pairing is with the Gospel and not with Isaiah 40:3, because 'make his paths straight' stands at seven distinct frozen verses and none of them is in Isaiah, whose verse reads 'make straight in the desert a highway for our God'. The revelation moves the crier from a wilderness to the midst of heaven and makes him an angel. Registered at the 2026-08-11 editorial review.