In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him.

And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?

And Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, departed into Galilee.

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

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?

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

And John hearing in the prison the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples,

Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim unto John the things which you hear and see.

And they departing, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out in the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.

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 Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore miracles are wrought in him.

For Herod having arrested John, 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 thee to have her.

And being instigated by her mother, she says, Give me the head of John the Baptist here in a charger.

And sending, he beheaded John in prison;

And they said, Some, John the Baptist; and some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately.

Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.

Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on him?

But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.