Mark 1:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

John was dressed in camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leather belt around his waist; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} John{G2491} was{G2258} clothed with{G1746} camel's{G2574} hair,{G2359} and{G2532} [had] a leathern{G1193} girdle{G2223} about{G4012} his{G846} loins,{G3751} and{G2532} did eat{G2068} locusts{G200} and{G2532} wild{G66} honey.{G3192}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} John{G2491} was{G2258}{(G5713)} clothed{G1746}{(G5765)} with camel's{G2574} hair{G2359}, and{G2532} with a girdle{G2223} of a skin{G1193} about{G4012} his{G846} loins{G3751}; and{G2532} he did eat{G2068}{(G5723)} locusts{G200} and{G2532} wild{G66} honey{G3192};

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Iohn was clothed with cammylles heer and with a gerdyll of a skyn a bout hys loynes. And he dyd eate locustes and wylde hony

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ihon was clothed with Camels heer, and with a lethron gerdell aboute his loynes, and ate locustes and wylde hony,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Iohn was clothed with Camelles heere, and with a girdle of a skynne about his loynes: and he did eate locustes and wylde hony.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his loins. He ate locusts and wild honey.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    And John was clothed with camel's hair, and [had] a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 They replied, 'He was a man with a garment of hair and a leather belt around his waist.' The king said, 'It was Elijah the Tishbite.'
  • Lev 11:22 : 22 Of them you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
  • Zech 13:4 : 4 On that day, every prophet will be ashamed of their visions when they prophesy. They will no longer wear a cloak of hair to deceive.
  • Matt 3:4 : 4 Now John himself had a garment made of camel’s hair, and a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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    3 This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

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    5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him,

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    19 This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

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    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be baptized by him.

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    26 So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

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    9 But wear sandals and do not put on two tunics.

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    10 I clothed you with embroidered garments, put sandals of fine leather on you, wrapped you in fine linen, and covered you with silk.

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    1 This is what the Lord God showed me: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the beginning of the late crop, after the royal harvest.