But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

And his mother, answering, said; "No; but he shall be called John."

And, asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness;

And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ,

John answered, saying to them all, "I, indeed, immerse you in water; but He is coming, Who is mightier than I??he latchet of Whose sandals I am not worthy to loose??e will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not; henceforth you will catch men."

And they said to Him, "The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but Thine are eating and drinking!"

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

And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things.

And, calling to him two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, "Art Thou the Coming One, or are we to expect another?"

And, coming near to Him, the men said, "John, the Immerser, sent us to Thee, saying, 'Art Thou the Coming One, or are we to expect another?'"

And, answering, He said to them, "Going your way, announce to John what ye saw and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them.

And, the messengers of John having gone away, He began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye forth into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

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

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

And, coming into the house, He permitted no one to enter with Him, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the maiden, and her mother.

Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all the things that were taking place; and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead;

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

And they, answering, said, 'John the Immerser;' and others, 'Elijah;' and others, 'that a certain prophet of the ancients arose.'

And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that, taking Peter, and John, and James, He went up into the mountain to pray.

And John, answering, said, "Master, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he follows not with us."

And, seeing it, His disciples, James and John, said, "Lord, dost Thou wish that we bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?"

And it came to pass, as He was in a certain place praying, that, 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 until John; from that time the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presses into it by force!

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or of men?"

and if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

And He sent Peter and John, saying, "Going forth, make ready for us the passover, that we may eat."