Mark 1:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”

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BSBPD

“John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 1:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:22Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
  2. 2 Kings 1:8“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  3. Zechariah 13:4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
  4. Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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