Matthew 3:4
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
In context
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
5 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
6 Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Matthew 3:4 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- KJV 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.
- WEB 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.
- ASV 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.
- YLT Young's 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.