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

And his mother spake and said, No; but he shall be called John.

And desiring a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they were all surprised.

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;

Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah,

John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;

added this also to all the rest, and shut up John in prison.

Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,

as also on James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: henceforward thou shalt catch men.

Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking?

Simon, whom he also called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

And his disciples informed John of all these things.

And John calling two certain persons of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

Then the men came to him, saying, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus addressing them, said, Go, tell John what things ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached unto them.

Now when John's messengers were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

For I tell you, of those born from woman, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

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

And entering into the house, he suffered no person to come in, but Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the child.

Then Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in much distraction of mind, because it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead:

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

And they answering said, John the Baptist; but some Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And it was about eight days after these discourses, that taking Peter, and John, and James, he went up into a mountain to pray.

Then John addressing him said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followed not with us.

And when the disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elias did?

AND it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, when he had done, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.

The law and the prophets were until John: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

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