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

And John himself had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

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

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

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

And John, having heard in the prison of the works of Christ, sent by his disciples,

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye hear and see.

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent seize upon it.

For all the Prophets and the Law, until John, prophesied.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a demon.

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

For Herod had seized John, and bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife.

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

And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

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

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

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

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all regard John as a prophet.

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.