John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 1:6 in context
Mark 1:3–9
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the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
‘Make ready the way of the Lord!
Make his paths straight!’”
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John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.
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All the country of Judea and all those of Jerusalem went out to him. They were baptized by him in the Jordan river, confessing their sins.
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John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
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He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
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In those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
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