John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

It happened in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

Going on a little further from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

Immediately, when they had come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and asked him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don't fast?"

James the son of Zebedee; John, the brother of James, and he surnamed them Boanerges, which means, Sons of Thunder;

He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead."

For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.

For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."

She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."

Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

They told him, "John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."

For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will join to his wife,

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, saying, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask."

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

If we should say, 'From men'" -- they feared the people, for all held John to really be a prophet.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.