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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. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. The 1881 Westcott-Hort text is:
3 this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 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.
the Lord, make his paths straight. 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. Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him. And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the
As a Christian liturgical vestment, the girdle is a long, rope-like cord tied around the waist over the alb or cassock. The Parson's Handbook describes the girdle as being made "generally of white linen rope, and may have a tassel at each end. About 12 ft. 6 in. long is a very convenient size if it is used double, one end being then turned into ...
The Confraternities of the Cord are pious associations in the Roman Catholic Church whose members wear a cord, girdle, or cincture in honour of a saint whom they wish to honour and to bear in mind some special grace or favour which they hope to obtain through the saint's intercession.
The zone (Greek: ζώνη, zōnē) is a form of girdle or belt common in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean. The term occurs in Homer, for instance, as (Greek: ζώνην, zonēn) girdle and can also refer to the waist itself. Classical Greek had a verb (Greek: ζώννυσθαι, zōnnysthai) put a girdle around the loins, or "gird one's self."
The Roman Catholic Church has often held mortification of the flesh (literally, "putting the flesh to death"), as a worthy spiritual discipline. The practice is rooted in the Bible: in the asceticism of the Old and New Testament saints, and in its theology, such as the remark by Saint Paul, in his Epistle to the Romans, where he states: "If you live a life of nature, you are marked out for ...
His company, Timoteo, puts out men's underwear, swimwear and other clothing. “There's detachable fronts, zipper fronts, colors,” he said. “Some companies are doing diamond chains on their ...