Mark 1:6

New Century Version

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

Cross References

2 Kings 1:8

They answered, “He was a hairy man and wore a leather belt around his waist.” Ahaziah said, “It was Elijah the Tishbite.”

Leviticus 11:22

These are the insects you may eat: all kinds of locusts, winged locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Zechariah 13:4

“At that time the prophets will be ashamed of their visions and prophecies. They won’t wear the prophet’s clothes made of hair to trick people.

Matthew 3:4

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

Mark 1:5

All the people from Judea and Jerusalem were going out to him. They confessed their sins and were baptized by him in the Jordan River.

Mark 1:7

This is what John preached to the people: “There is one coming after me who is greater than I; I am not good enough even to kneel down and untie his sandals.