Johnwas clothedwith camel'shairand [wore] a leatherbeltaroundhis waist,and his dietwas locustsand wildhoney.
They answeredhim, "[He was] a hairymanwith a leathergirdleboundabout his loins."And he said,"It is Elijahthe Tishbite."
Theseof them you may eat:the locustin its kinds,and the devastatinglocustin its kinds,and the cricketin its kinds,and the grasshopperin its kinds.
NowJohnhimselfhada garmentof camel'shairand a leatherbeltaroundhis waist;and his foodwas locustsand wildhoney.
"Also it will comeabout in that daythat the prophetswill eachbe ashamedof his visionwhen he prophesies,and they will not puton a hairyrobein orderto deceive;
And allthe countryof Judeawas goingout to him, and allthe people of Jerusalem;and they were being baptizedby him in the JordanRiver,confessingtheir sins.
And he was preaching,and saying,"Afterme One is comingwho is mightierthan I, and I amnot fitto stoop downand untiethe thongof His sandals.
