John was baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

Now John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and a girdle of leather about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

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

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

And going from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and others in the vessel mending the nets.

Then straitway going out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees kept fasts; and they came and said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, fast? but thy disciples keep no fast.

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and surnamed them Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder:

And he permitted no person to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John a brother of James.

And king Herod heard it (for his name was celebrated), and he said, This is John the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

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

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

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

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man; and paid great attention to him and when he heard him, did many things, and heard him with delight.

Then she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And she came in immediately with eagerness to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me on the spot, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist.

And they answered, John the Baptist: others say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

And six days after Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, only, and carrieth them up with him into an exceeding high mountain in great privacy; and was transfigured before them.

Then John addressed him, saying, Master, we saw a person in thy name casting out devils, who followeth us not: and we forbad him, because he did not follow us.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, saying, Master, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we request.

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

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

but if we say of men??hey feared the people: for all men held John to be in truth a prophet.

And as he was sitting on the mount of Olives, opposite 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 filled with horrible dread, and to be sunk under dejection of spirit: