John was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a girdle of leather around his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey:

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.

But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship, mending their nets.

And forthwith, having gone out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees were in the habit of fasting; and they came, and said to him: Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples fast not?

and James the sou of Zebedee, and John the brother of James: and these he surnamed Boanerges, which means, sons of thunder:

And he suffered no one to follow him, except Peter and James and John the brother of James.

And Herod the king heard of him, for his name had be come known; and he said: John the Immerser has risen from the dead, and for this reason, the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

But when Herod heard of him, he said: John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.

For Herod himself had sent and taken John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; 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, because he knew him to be a just and holy man; and he kept him in safety. And having heard him, he did many things, and heard him with pleasure.

But she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask? She replied: The head of John the Immerser.

And she came in immediately, with haste, to the king, and made her request, saying: I desire that you give me, at once, in a dish, the head of John the Immerser.

They answered: John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.

And after six days, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up alone into a high mountain apart; and he was transfigured before them;

And John answered him and said: Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and he does not follow us: and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, and said: Teacher, we desire you to do for us whatever we shall ask.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be displeased with James and John.

Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

But if we say, From men, they feared the people; for all regarded John as a prophet indeed.

And as he sat on the mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately:

And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be in dismay and anguish of soul.