Matthew 3:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.”
Matthew 3:4 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 3:427 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Matthew 3:4
Having said that he is the voice of one crying in the desert, the Evangelist well adds, 'John had his clothing of camel’s hair;' thus shewing what his life was; for he indeed testified of Christ, but his life testified of himself. No one is fit to be another’s witness till he has first been his own.
For the preaching of John no place more suitable, no clothing more useful, no food more fitted.
His raiment of camel’s hair, not of wool - the one the mark of austerity in dress, the other of a delicate luxury.
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