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.


In Context

1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,

2 and saying, 'Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'

3 for this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, 'A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye His paths.'

4 And 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.

5 Then were going forth unto him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about the Jordan,

6 and they were baptized in the Jordan by him, 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:4Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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.