The Mission of John the Baptist
Mark 1:6
In 9 translations
- BSB
- John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
- 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;
- WEB
- John was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.
- ASV
- And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.
- LSV
- And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,
- YLT
- And John was clothed with camel's hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and eating locusts and honey of the field,
- DBY
- And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.
- DRC
- And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and he ate locusts and wild honey.
- GNV
- 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,
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include ὁ (“the”); Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καὶ (“And”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
- Spelling of ἐσθίων: Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text: ἔσθων.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: καὶ ἦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ ἦν; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἦν δὲ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἦν ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσθων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.
- RP2018
- Ἦν δὲ ὁ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἦν δὲ Ἰωάννης ἐνδεδυμένος τρίχας καμήλου, καὶ ζώνην δερματίνην περὶ τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐσθίων ἀκρίδας καὶ μέλι ἄγριον.
- SCR1894
- ην δε ιωαννης ενδεδυμενος τριχας καμηλου και ζωνην δερματινην περι την οσφυν αυτου και εσθιων ακριδας και μελι αγριον
Who and where
👤 John the Baptist◆ John the Baptist Begins Ministry
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Kings 1:8“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
- Leviticus 11:22Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
- Zechariah 13:4And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
- Matthew 3:4John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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