Mark 1:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;”

Mark 1:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 1:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 1:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.”

Mark 1:6 — World English Bible

Mark 1:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey. ”

Mark 1:6 — American Standard Version

Mark 1:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Mark 1:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 1:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey. ”

Mark 1:6 — Darby Translation

Mark 1:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,”

Mark 1:6 — Geneva Bible

Mark 1:6 in Context — Mark 1

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

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What Does Mark 1:6 Mean?

Mark 1:6 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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