In the desert came John who baptized, and preached a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his loins, and he ate locusts, and "honey of the wood."

It was at that time that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in the Jordan;

After John had been thrown into prison Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of God.

As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets.

On leaving the synagogue they went at once with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

Now the disciples of John and the Pharisees were keeping a fast, and people came to ask him, "How is it that the disciples of John and the Pharisees are fasting, but your disciples are not?"

He would not permit any one to go with him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

King Herod heard it, for the name of Jesus had become well known, People were saying, "John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and on that account these powers are working in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "That John whom I beheaded has come back to life."

Now this Herod had sent and arrested John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married.

For John had often told Herod, "It is not right for you to live with your brother's wife."

but she could not, for Herod was afraid of John because he knew that he was a just and holy man. So he kept him safe. When he listened to John he was much exercised, yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

So she came out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she replied.

So she at once hurried in to the king and made her request, "I want you," she said, "to give me, without delay, the head of John the Baptist on a charger."

And he went and beheaded John in prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young girl, and she gave it to her mother.

When John's disciples heard of this, they came, and took his body, and laid it in a tomb.

And they told him. "Some say John the Baptist, others, Elijah, and others that you are one of the prophets."

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and brought them by themselves up a high mountain apart from the rest.

"Master," said John, "we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he did not follow us."

Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you."

When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

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

On the other hand, if we say, 'From men'!" They were afraid, however, of the people, for every one held that John had been really a prophet.

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

Then he took Peter and James and John with him, and began to be full of terror and distress;