Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
New American Standard Bible
Now John himself had
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
John himself had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
International Standard Version
John had clothing made of camel's hair and wore a leather belt around his waist. His diet consisted of grasshoppers and wild honey.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Now this same John had clothing made of camel’s hair and a [wide] leather
An Understandable Version
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].
Anderson New Testament
But the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather around his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Bible in Basic English
Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey.
Common New Testament
Now John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now John wore a coat made of camels hair, with a leathern girdle about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild hony.
Darby Translation
And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.
Godbey New Testament
And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Goodspeed New Testament
John wore clothing made of hair cloth, and he had a leather belt around his waist, and he lived on dried locusts and wild honey.
John Wesley New Testament
And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Julia Smith Translation
And this John had his garment from camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
King James 2000
And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now John himself had his clothing made from camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Modern King James verseion
And the same John had his clothing of camel's hair and a leather girdle about his loins. And his food was locusts and wild honey.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins; his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Moffatt New Testament
This John had his clothes made of camel's hair, with a leather girdle round his loins; his food was locusts and wild honey.
Montgomery New Testament
This John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
NET Bible
Now John wore clothing made from camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey.
New Heart English Bible
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Noyes New Testament
And John himself had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Sawyer New Testament
And this John had his clothes of camel's hair, and a leather girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
The Emphasized Bible
But John, himself, had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, - while, his food, was locusts and wild honey.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Twentieth Century New Testament
John wore clothing made of camels' hair, with a belt of leather round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Webster
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Weymouth New Testament
This man John wore a garment of camel's hair, and a loincloth of leather; and he lived upon locusts and wild honey.
Williams New Testament
This very John had his clothing made of camel's hair, and wore a leather belt around his waist; his food was dried locusts and wild honey.
World English Bible
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Worrell New Testament
And John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Worsley New Testament
And this John had his clothes of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
Youngs Literal Translation
And this John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of skin round his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and honey of the field.
Themes
Agriculture » Foes of » Locusts
Asceticism » General references to
Baptism » What john the baptist baptized with
Camel » Hair of, made into cloth
Camels » Coarse cloth made from its hair
Christian ministers » Faithful » John the baptist
Clothing » General references to
Dress » Clothing » General references to
Food » List of articles » Locusts
Garments » Materials used for » Camel's hair
Honey » Was eaten » With locusts
John the baptist » What john the baptist baptized with
John the baptist » Characteristics of » Self-denial
Locusts » The jews » Used as food
Prophets » Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth
Prophets » Simple in their manner of life
Repentance » Who baptized with the baptism of repentance
Sackcloth » Was worn » By God's prophets
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of a man crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Lord. Make his paths straight. 4 Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region of the Jordan went out to him,
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Cross References
Leviticus 11:22
even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
2 Kings 1:8
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Zechariah 13:4
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed each one of his vision, when he prophesies, nor shall they wear a hairy mantle to deceive.
Matthew 11:8
But what did ye go out to see? A man clothed in delicate clothes? Behold, those wearing delicate things are in king's houses.
Mark 1:6
And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and eating locusts and wild honey.
Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he ate the increase of the field, and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock,
1 Samuel 14:25-27
And all the people came into the forest, and there was honey upon the ground.
Malachi 4:5
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and fearful day of LORD comes.
Matthew 11:18
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Luke 1:17
And he will go ahead, in front of him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward children, and the disobedient in a mentality of the righteous, to make ready for Lord a people prepared.
Revelation 11:3
And I will give to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy a thousand two hundred and sixty days clothed in sackcloth.