Matthew 3:4 - Plain English Version

⁴ John wore rough clothes, made of camel’s hair, and he wore a leather belt. He ate grasshoppers and bush honey.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ This same John's garments were made of camel's hair, and he wore a leather girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. [Lev. 11:22; II Kings 1:8; Zech. 13:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁴ John wore clothes made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Now the same John had a garment made from the hair of camels, and a leather belt around his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 3:4 Cross References

Matthew 11:18

Those kids are a picture of you mob. You are just like those kids. You rubbish God’s people no matter what they do. You see, John the Baptiser didn’t go to parties and eat lots of good food, and he didn’t drink wine. But you rubbished him and said, ‘He’s got a bad spirit living inside him.’

Matthew 11:8

And you didn’t go out there to see a man wearing pretty clothes. No, men that wear pretty clothes live in the town, in good big houses.

Luke 1:17

Remember Elijah, God’s man that lived a long time ago. He had God’s spirit in him, and he did powerful things. Well, in the same way, your son John will have God’s spirit in him, and he will do powerful things. He will get people ready for God. John will get people to turn around and live the right way. He will get the men that are fathers to love their kids properly. And he will get people to listen properly to the sensible words of good people. Even those people that don’t listen to God now, he will get them to listen to good people.”