And the angel said unto him, "Fear not Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard: And thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

Howbeit, his mother answered, and said, "Not so, but he shall be called John."

And he asked for writing tables and wrote, saying, "His name is John." And they marveled all.

When Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests: The word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

As the people were in a doubt, and all men disputed in their hearts of John: Whether he were very Christ;

John answered and said to them all, "I baptise you with water, but a stronger than I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire,

added this above all, and laid John in prison.

and so was also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, "Fear not, from henceforth thou shalt catch men."

Then they said unto him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and pray: and the disciples of the Pharisees also: and thine eat and drink?"

Simon, whom also he named Peter: and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew;

And the disciples of John showed him of all these things.

And John called unto him two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we look for another?"

When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist sent us unto thee saying, "Art thou he that shall come: or shall we wait for another?"

And Jesus answered, and said unto them, "Go your ways and show John, what things ye have heard and seen: how that the blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead arise: To the poor is the glad tidings preached,

When the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people of John, "What went ye out for to see into the wilderness? Went ye to see a reed shaken with the wind?

For I say unto you, A greater prophet than John, among women's children, is there none. Nevertheless, one that is less in the kingdom of God, is greater than he."

And all the people that heard, and the publicans, justified God and were baptised with the baptism of John.

For John Baptist came unto you neither eating bread, nor drinking wine, and ye say, 'He hath the devil.'

And when he came to the house, he suffered no man to go in with him, save Peter, James and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done of him, and doubted because that it was said of some, that John was risen again from death.

And Herod said, "John have I beheaded: who then is this of whom I hear such things?" And he desired to see him.

They answered and said, "John Baptist. Some say Elijah. And some say, one of the old prophets is risen again."

And it followed about an eight days after those sayings, that he took Peter, James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.

And John answered and said, "Master we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us."

When his disciples, James, and John, saw that, they said, "Lord, wilt thou that we command that fire come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?"

And it fortuned, as he was praying in a certain place: when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, "Master, teach us to pray; As John taught his disciples."

The law, and the prophets reigned until the time of John: and since that time, the kingdom of God is preached, and every man striveth to go in.

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

But and if we shall say, 'Of men,' all the people will stone us. For they surely be persuaded that John is a prophet."

And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare us the Easter lamb, that we may eat."