and again, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:" accordingly John came baptizing in the wilderness,

And John was clothed with camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and he lived upon locusts and wild honey: and he preached,

And in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John in Jordan:

Now after John was cast into prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And going a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship, mending their nets, and immediately called them likewise:

And as soon as they came out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, together with James and John.

And as the disciples of John, and of the pharisees used to fast, they came to Him, saying, Why do the disciples of John and of the pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

and James the Son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of thunder,) and Andrew,

and He suffered none to go along with Him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard of Him, (for his name was spread abroad,) and he said, John the baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous powers appear in him.

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, it is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.

For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her:

For John had said to Herod, it is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

but could not; for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and protected him: and when he heard him he did many things according to John's instructions, and heard him willingly.

And she withdrew and consulted her mother, what to ask: and she said, The head of John the baptist.

And immediately she came in again with eagerness to the king, and said, I desire that thou wouldst give me directly the head of John the baptist in a dish.

And they answered, Some say, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up by themselves to a high mountain apart; and was transfigured before them:

But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.

Then come to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, Master, we desire that thou wouldest do for us what we shall request:

And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at James and John.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

but if we should say, from men --- they feared the people: (for they they all thought that John was a prophet indeed:)

And as He was sitting on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

And He taketh Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be overwhelmed with terror and anguish.