'Loins' in the Bible

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.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,

'Let your loins be girded, and the lamps burning,

a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness,

and those, indeed, out of the sons of Levi receiving the priesthood, a command have to take tithes from the people according to the law, that is, their brethren, even though they came forth out of the loins of Abraham;

for he was yet in the loins of the father when Melchisedek met him.

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,