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

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Mark 1 contains 45 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.