In those days John the Baptist came, and preached in the wilderness of Jewry,

This John had his garment of camel's hair, and a girdle of a skin about his loins; his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Then came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him.

But John forbad him, saying, "I ought to be baptised of thee, and comest thou to me?"

And Jesus, as soon as he was baptized, came straight out of the water: And, lo, heaven was opened over him, and John saw the spirit of God descend, like a dove, and light upon him:

When Jesus had heard that John was taken, he departed into Galilee;

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

Then came the disciples of John to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?"

The names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon which is called also Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

When John, being in prison, heard the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said unto him,

Jesus answered and said unto them, "Go and show John what ye have heard and seen:

And as they departed, Jesus began to speak unto the people, of John, "What for to see went ye out into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken in the wind?

Verily I say unto you, Among the children of women arose there not a greater than John the Baptist: Notwithstanding, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

From the time of John Baptist, hitherto, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,

and they that go to it with violence pluck it unto them. For all the prophets and the law prophesied unto the time of John.

For John came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say, he hath the devil.

and said unto his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen again from death, and therefore are such miracles wrought by him."

For Herod had taken John and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

For John said unto him, "It is not lawful for thee to have her."

And she, being informed of her mother before, said, "Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter."

And sent and beheaded John in the prison,

They said, "Some say that thou art John Baptist, some Elijah, some Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

And after six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain out of the way,

Then the disciples perceived that he spake unto them of John Baptist.

The baptism of John: whence was it? From heaven, or of men?" Then they reasoned among themselves, saying, "If we shall say from heaven; he will say unto us, 'Why did ye not then believe him?'

But and if we shall say of men; then fear we the people. For all men held John as a prophet."

For John came unto you, in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And yet ye, though ye saw it, were not yet moved with repentance; that ye might afterward have believed him.