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The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist,(A) and he ate locusts(B) and wild honey. And this was his message: “After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.(C)

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(A)Then all the land of Judea, and those from Jerusalem, went out to him and were all baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

Now John was (B)clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, (C)“There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

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And all the country of Judea and all Jerusalem were going out to him and were being baptized by him in the river Jordan, (A)confessing their sins. Now John was (B)clothed with camel's hair and (C)wore a leather belt around his waist and ate (D)locusts and (E)wild honey. And he preached, saying, (F)“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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And all the country of Judea was going out to him, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins. John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore (A)a leather belt around his waist, and [a]his diet was locusts and wild honey. And he was [b]preaching, saying, “After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to bend down and untie the straps of His sandals.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 1:6 Lit was eating
  2. Mark 1:7 Or proclaiming

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.

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