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

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

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

When he had gone a little farther from there, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.

As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew.

Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James, to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder";

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

King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some said, "John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why these powers are at work in him."

But when Herod heard, he said, "This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!"

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

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

for Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard him, he was much perplexed; and yet he heard him gladly.

So she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist!"

Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."

After six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name and we forbade him, because he was not one of us."

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

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

But if we say, 'From men'"they feared the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.

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

And he took Peter, James and John with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.