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Mark 1:6 — Meaning and Application
Understand how this verse speaks to what you're facing—and how to apply it today
King James Version
"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
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. {for: or, unto}
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
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;
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.
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
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Mark 1:1
"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;"
Mark 1:2
"As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee."
Mark 1:3
"The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
Mark 1:4
"John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. {for: or, unto}"
Mark 1:5
"And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins."
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