And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

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

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

under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the people being in expectation, and all doubting in their minds concerning John, whether he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast much and make prayers; and likewise those of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink.

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

And his disciples told John of all these things.

And calling two of his disciples, John sent to the Lord, saying, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And when the messengers of John had gone away, he said to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with a wind?

I tell you, that among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

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

And when he entered into the house, he permitted no one to go in with him, except Peter, and John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised 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 answered and said, John the Baptist; and some Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has arisen.

AND about eight days after these words, taking Peter, and James, and John, he went up on the mountain to pray.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he follows not with us.

And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?

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

The law and the prophets were till John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presses violently into it.

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men?

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

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