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-# he was eating locusts and wild honey
+# he ate locusts and wild honey
 
-Locusts and wild honey were foods that John could find in the wilderness. Wild honey is honey that wild bees make. Alternate translation: "he ate locusts and wild honey"
+Locusts and wild honey were foods that John could find in the wilderness. Wild honey is honey that wild bees make.