Mark 1:6
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;
Mark 1:6 in other translations
| BSB | John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. |
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| WEB | John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey. |
| ASV | And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. |
| YLT | And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field, |
| DARBY | And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey. |
| BBE | And John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey. |
| Webster | And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey; |
What does Mark 1:6 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
Isaiah and Malachi each spake concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John. From these prophets we may observe, that Christ, in his gospel, comes among us, bringing with him a treasure of grace, and a sceptre of government. Such is the corruption of the world, that there is great opposition to his progress. When God sent his Son into the world, he took care, and when he sends him…
Mark 1:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 1:6
- 2 Kings 1:8
And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
- Leviticus 11:22
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
- Zechariah 13:4
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:
- Matthew 3:4
And 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.
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Context
- Mark 1:5
And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
- Mark 1:6
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;
- Mark 1:7
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark 1:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Juan andaba vestido de pelos de camello, y con un cinto de cuero alrededor de sus lomos; y comía langostas y miel silvestre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Or Jean était vêtu de poil de chameau et d’une ceinture de cuir autour des reins, et il mangeait des sauterelles et du miel sauvage. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Johannes aber war bekleidet mit Kamelhaaren und einem ledernen Gürtel um seine Lenden; und er aß Heuschrecken und wilden Honig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et erat Joannes vestitus pilis cameli, et zona pellicea circa lumbos ejus, et locustas et mel silvestre edebat. |