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

Now John himself wore clothing made of camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

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

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

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

Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. He called them.

Then John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast?"

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

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

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

As these went their way, 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?

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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

and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

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

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

She, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer."

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

They said, "Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

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

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from men?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we 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 didn't believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn't even repent afterward, that you might believe him.