Mark 1:6

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

John wore clothing made of camel’s hair and he had a leather belt around his waist. He ate grasshoppers and wild honey.

Cross References

Matthew 3:4

Now John dressed in clothing made of camel’s hair and he wore a leather belt around his waist; he ate grasshoppers and wild honey [i.e., for his regular diet].

Mark 1:5

And people from throughout all the regions of Judea and all of Jerusalem went out to John [in the desert]. And he immersed them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

Mark 1:7

In his preaching John said, “One who is more powerful than I am will follow my ministry. I am not [even] worthy to stoop down and loosen the straps of His sandals [i.e., to serve as His slave].