And the messenger said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy supplication has been heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And his mother, having answered said, Nay; but he shall be called John.

And having asked for a small writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

Upon Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of And was upon John, son of Zacharias in the desert.

And the people awaiting, and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he may not be the Christ;

John answered to all, saying, I truly immerse you with water; and he stronger than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to loose his shoes' strings: he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit and fire:

And he added this to all, and shut up John in prison.

And likewise also James and John, Zebedee's sons, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now thou shalt be capturing men.

And they said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make prayers, and likewise they of the Pharisees; and they to thee eat and drink

Simon, (and he named him Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

And John's disciples announced to him of all these things.

And having called certain two of his disciples, John sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he coming? or should we expect another?

And the men, having approached to him, said, John the Immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he coming? or should we expect another?

And Jesus having answered said to them, Having gone, announce to John what ye saw and heard; for the blind look up, the lame walk, the leprous are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor are announced good news.

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye forth into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

For I say to you, Among the begotten of women none is a greater prophet than John the Immerser; and the less in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And all the people having heard, and the publicans, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John.

For John the Immerser came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

And having come into the house, he suffered not any to come in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the child.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all done by him: and was in perplexity, for it was said by certain, that John had been raised from the dead.

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

And they having answered, said, John the Immerser; and others, Elias; and others, that a certain prophet of the ancients has risen up.

And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray.

And John having answered said, Ruler, we saw a certain one casting out demons in thy name; and we hindered him, because he follows not with us.

And his disciples James and John having seen, said, O Lord, wilt thou that we should speak fire to come down from heaven, and destroy them, as also did Elias?

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

The law and the prophets until John: from then the kingdom of God announces good news, and every one is forced into it.

Was the immersion of John of heaven, or of men

And if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded John to be a prophet.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Having gone, prepare ye for us the pascha, that we might eat.