In those days came John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

But the same John had his clothing of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather around his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then came Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be immersed by him.

But John forbade him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, and comest thou to me?

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up; he withdrew into Galilee;

And going on thence, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Then came to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples fast not?

Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: the first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And Jesus answered and said to them: Go and tell John what you hear and see.

As these were going away, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Verily, I say to you, Among those born of women, there has not risen a greater than John the Immerser. But the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

From the days of John the Immerser till now, the kingdom of heaven is taken by violence, and men of violence seize upon it eagerly.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John;

For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon.

and he said to his servants: This is John The Immerser; he has risen from the dead; and for this reason the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

For John said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.

And being previously instigated by her mother, she said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Immerser?

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

They replied: Some say that thou art John the Immerser; others, Elijah; others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up into a high mountain apart:

Then, the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Immerser.

The immersion of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? But they reasoned among themselves, and said, If we reply, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

But if we reply, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And you, when you had seen it, after ward felt no regret, that you might believe him.