Matthew 3:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony.

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  • Lev 11:22 : 22 Of them ye shal eate these, the grashopper after his kinde, & the solean after his kinde, the hargol after his kinde, & the hagab after his kind.
  • 2 Kgs 1:8 : 8 And they said vnto him, He was an hearie man, and girded with a girdle of lether about his loynes. Then sayde he, It is Eliiah the Tishbite.
  • Zech 13:4 : 4 And in that day shall the prophetes be ashamed euery one of his vision, when he hath prophesied: neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.
  • Matt 11:8 : 8 But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.
  • Mark 1:6 : 6 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,
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
  • Rev 11:3 : 3 But I wil giue power vnto my two witnesses, and they shall prophecie a thousande two hundreth and threescore dayes, clothed in sackcloth.
  • Matt 11:18 : 18 For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill.
  • Mal 4:5 : 5 Beholde, I will sende you Eliiah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lord.
  • Deut 32:13 : 13 He caryed him vp to the hie places of the earth, that he might eate the fruites of the fieldes, and he caused him to sucke hony out of the stone, and oyle out of the hard rocke:
  • 1 Sam 14:25-27 : 25 And all they of the land came to a wood, where hony lay vpon the ground. 26 And the people came into the wood, and beholde, the hony dropped, and no man mooued his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the othe. 27 But Ionathan heard not when his father charged the people with the othe: wherefore he put foorth the ende of the rod that was in his hand, and dipt it in an hony combe, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes receiued sight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 1:3-7
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    94%

    3The voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse is, Prepare the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

    4Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendement of life, for remission of sinnes.

    5And al ye countrey of Iudea, & they of Hierusalem went out vnto him, and were all baptized of him in the riuer Iordan, confessing their sinnes.

    6Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,

    7And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

  • Matt 3:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

    1And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea,

    2And said, Repent: for the kingdome of heauen is at hand.

    3For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

  • Matt 3:5-7
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    79%

    5Then went out to him Ierusalem and all Iudea, and all the region rounde about Iordan.

    6And they were baptized of him in Iordan, confessing their sinnes.

    7Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?

  • Luke 3:2-4
    3 verses
    71%

    2( When Annas and Caiaphas were the hie Priestes) the worde of God came vnto Iohn, the sonne of Zacharias in the wildernes.

    3And hee came into all the coastes about Iordan, preaching the baptisme of repentance for the remission of sinnes,

    4As it is written in the booke of the sayings of Esaias the Prophet, which saith, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes is, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his paths straight.

  • Luke 7:33
    71%

    33For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.

  • Matt 11:18
    71%

    18For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill.

  • 2 Kgs 1:8
    69%

    8And they said vnto him, He was an hearie man, and girded with a girdle of lether about his loynes. Then sayde he, It is Eliiah the Tishbite.

  • Lev 11:22
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    22Of them ye shal eate these, the grashopper after his kinde, & the solean after his kinde, the hargol after his kinde, & the hagab after his kind.

  • Luke 7:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

    25But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft rayment? Beholde, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and liue delicately, are in Kings courtes.

  • Matt 3:13
    68%

    13Then came Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn, to be baptized of him.

  • John 1:23
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    23He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.

  • Matt 11:7-8
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    7And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

    8But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they that weare soft clothing, are in Kings houses.

  • Luke 3:15-16
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    67%

    15As the people waited, and all men mused in their heartes of Iohn, if he were not that Christ,

    16Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

  • John 1:27-28
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    27He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

  • Ezek 3:3
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    3And he said vnto me, Sonne of man, cause thy belly to eate, and fill thy bowels with this roule that I giue thee. Then did I eate it, and it was in my mouth as sweete as honie.

  • Isa 40:3
    67%

    3A voyce cryeth in the wildernesse, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make streight in the desert a path for our God.

  • Acts 13:24
    67%

    24When Iohn had first preached before his coming the baptisme of repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • John 3:26
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    26And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • John 1:6
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

  • Mark 1:13
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    13And he was there in the wildernesse fourtie daies, and was tempted of Satan: hee was also with the wilde beastes, and the Angels ministred vnto him.

  • Lev 11:4
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    4But of them that chewe the cud, or deuide the hoofe onely, of them yee shall not eate: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, & deuideth not ye hoofe, he shall be vncleane vnto you.

  • Jer 13:2-3
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    66%

    2So I bought the girdle according to the commandement of the Lord, and put it vpon my loynes.

    3And the worde of the Lorde came vnto me the second time, saying,

  • John 3:24
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    24For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.

  • John 1:19
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    19Then this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priestes and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou?

  • Matt 9:14
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    14Then came the disciples of Iohn to him, saying, Why doe we and the Pharises fast oft, and thy disciples fast not?

  • Matt 4:12
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    12And when Iesus had heard that Iohn was committed to prison, he returned into Galile.

  • Matt 4:2
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    2And when he had fasted fourtie dayes, and fourtie nights, he was afterward hungrie.

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    30This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • John 4:32
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    32But he said vnto them, I haue meate to eate that ye know not of.

  • Matt 3:11
    65%

    11In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

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    4They cut vp nettels by the bushes, & the iuniper rootes was their meate.

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    3Art thou he that shoulde come, or shal we looke for another?