But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

when his mother said, "No, he is to be called John."

So he asked for a writing tablet and wrote down, "His name is John."

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert.

And John went into all the region about the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

So John used to say to the crowd of those who were going out to be baptized by him. "You breed of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John,

whether perhaps he were the Christ, John answered, saying to all of them. "I indeed am baptizing you in water, but One is coming after me, mightier than I, whose shoe-latchet I am not worthy to unloose. He shall baptize you in the Holy Ghost and in fire.

With many other exhortations then John declared the gospel to the people;

added yet this above them all that he shut up John in prison.

and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men."

Again they said unto him. "Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, as also do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples are eating and drinking?"

They were Simon, whom he had also called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James and John;

John's disciples brought him word of all these things

So the men came to Jesus and said, "John the Baptist has sent us to ask you if you are the coming one, or if we are to expect another."

So he answered them. "Go your way, tell John what you have seen and heard. How the blind are seeing, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised, and the poor are hearing the proclamations of glad tidings.

When John's messengers were gone he began to speak to the crowds about John, saying, "What went out you out to the desert to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?

"I tell you that among all that are born of women not one is greater than John; yet he that is little in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

On hearing this all the people and the tax-gatherers acknowledged the justice of God by being baptized with the baptism of John;

"For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

So he came to the house, and would not permit anyone to go in with him except Peter and John and James, and the father and Mother of the little girl.

Now Herod, the Tetrarch, heard of all that was happening; and he was perplexed because of its being said by someone that John was risen from the dead;

So Herod said, "I beheaded John, but who is this of whom I am hearing such reports," And he kept seeking to see him.

"John the Baptist," they answered, "But others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets is risen again."

About eight days after this it happened that Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and went up on the mountain to pray.

"Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

It happened he was praying in a certain place, and when he stopped, one of his disciples said to him, "Master, teach us how to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

"The Law and the Prophet lasted until John; since then the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and any one presses in.

"Was John's baptism from heaven or from man?"

"And if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they were persuaded that John was a prophet."

So Jesus went to Peter and John saying, "Go and prepare for us the Passover, that we may eat it."