But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

But his mother answering said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

And as the people were in expectation, and all mused in their hearts of John,

whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

that he shut up John in prison.

The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna,

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John, and likewise of the Pharisees, fast often and make prayers; but thine eat and drink?

James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas,

And the disciples of John informed him of all these things. And John,

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

And coming into the house, he suffered none to go in, save Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden.

because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and James and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him; because he followeth not with us.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And the multitudes being gathered thick together, he said, This is an evil generation: it seeketh a sign; but no sign shall be given it, save the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The law and the Prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forceth into it.

And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?

for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat it.

It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.