Mark 1:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

2 Kings 1:8

They answered Ahaziah, “This man was wearing a hairy coat with a leather belt around his waist.” Then Ahaziah said, “That was Elijah the Tishbite.”

Leviticus 11:22

You may also eat all kinds of locusts, all kinds of winged locusts, all kinds of crickets, and all kinds of grasshoppers.

Matthew 3:4

John’s clothes were made from camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild honey.

Zechariah 13:4

At that time the prophets will be ashamed of their visions and prophecies. They will not wear the rough cloth that shows a person is a prophet. They will not wear those clothes to trick people with the lies they call prophecies.

Mark 1:5

All the people from Judea, including everyone from Jerusalem, came out to John. They confessed the bad things they had done, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.

Mark 1:7

This is what John told the people: “There is someone coming later who is able to do more than I can. I am not good enough to be the slave who stoops down to untie his sandals.