4Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.


In Context

1 In those days, John the Baptizer came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

2 |Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!|

3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, |The voice of one crying in the wilderness, make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.|

4 Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

5 Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

6 They were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.

Matthew 3:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:4John's clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:4Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:4And the same John had his garment of camels' hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins: and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:4Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:4And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.