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

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

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

But John restrained Him, saying, I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?

But when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He went back into Galilee.

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

Then the disciples of John came to Him saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?

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

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

Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John again those things which you hear and see:

And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Truly I say to you, Among those who have been born of women there has not risen a greater one than John the Baptist. But the least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of Heaven is taken by 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 Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and therefore the powerful works are working in him.

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

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

And she, being instructed before by her mother, said, Give me John the Baptist's head here on a platter.

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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

And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain apart.

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

The baptism of John, where was it from? From Heaven or from men? And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we shall say, From Heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him?

But if we shall say From men, we fear the people; for all consider John as a prophet.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him. And when you had seen it, you did not repent afterwards so that you might believe him.