John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and eating locusts and wild honey;

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

After that John was cast into prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And going forth thence a little, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, themselves also in a ship mending their nets,

And immediately, having come out from the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

The disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to Him; Wherefore do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and on them He placed the names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

and He did not permit any one to accompany Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard; for His name became known: and said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works are wrought in Him.

But Herod hearing said, That, He is John, whom I beheaded; He is risen from the dead.

For Herod himself having sent, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip: because he married her.

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

for Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and he continued to hold him in prison: and hearing him, he continued to do many things, and he was hearing him gladly.

And having gone out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And she having come in to the king, immediately with haste asked him, saying; I wish, that you may give to me immediately, the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

And they answered Him saying, John the Baptist: and others, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them:

And John responded to Him saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name, who does not follow us; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that you may do unto us whatsoever we may ask.

And the ten hearing, began to be indignant concerning James and John.

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

But if we may say, From men; they feared the people: for all held John that he was a prophet.

And He sitting upon the Mount of Olives in front of the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

And He takes Peter, and John, and James with Him, and began to grieve and to be dejected.