Now, in those days, came John the Immerser, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judaea;

But John, himself, had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, - while, his food, was locusts and wild honey.

Then, cometh Jesus, from Galilee to the Jordan, unto John, - to be immersed by him.

And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee;

And, going forward from thence, he saw other two brethren - James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother - in the boat with Zebedee their father, putting in order their nets, - and he called them.

Then come near unto him the disciples of John, saying, - Wherefore do, we, and the Pharisees, fast, whereas, thy disciples, fast not?

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

Now, John, hearing in the prison the works of the Christ, sending through his disciples,

And, answering, Jesus said unto them - Go report unto John what ye do hear and see: -

But, as these were going their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes, concerning John, - What went ye forth into the wilderness to gaze at? A reed, by a wind, shaken?

Verily, I say unto you - There hath not arisen, among such as are born of women, a greater than John the Immerser, - yet, he that is less in the kingdom of the heavens, is, greater than he.

But, from the days of John the Immerser, until even now, the kingdom of the heavens, is being invaded, and, invaders, are, seizing upon it.

For, all the prophets and the law, until John, did prophesy;

For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say - A demon, he hath!

and he said unto his servants - This, is John the Immerser, - he hath arisen from the dead, for this cause, are the powers working mightily within him.

For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away, - because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;

for John had been saying to him, It is not allowed thee, to have her.

and, she, being led on by her mother, - Give me (saith she) here, upon a charger, the head of John the Immerser.

and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And, they, said - Some, indeed, John the Immerser, and, others, Elijah, - but, others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him, Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart;

Then, perceived the disciples, that, concerning John the Immerser, he spake to them.

The immersion by John, whence was it? Of heaven, or of men? But, they, began to deliberate among themselves, saying - If we say, Of heaven; He will say unto us, Wherefore then did ye not believe him?

But, if we say, Of men, we fear the multitude, for, all, as a prophet, are holding John.

For John came unto you, in a way of righteousness, and ye believed him not, - but, the tax-collectors and the harlots, believed him; and, ye, seeing it, were not even smitten with regret, afterwards, so as to believe him.