6John wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.


In Context

3 "a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.' "

4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

5 The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

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

7 And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Mark 1:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:6And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:6And 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;