But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

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

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

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

As the people were in expectation, and all men questioned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he were the Christ,

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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

and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men."

They said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

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

Then the disciples of John told him about all these things.

And John, calling to him two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?"

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or shall we look for another?'"

He answered them, "Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have the good news preached to them.

When the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."

(And when they heard him, all the people, even the tax collectors, justified God, having been baptized with the baptism of John.

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

When he came into the house he permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John, and the father and mother of the girl.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,

And Herod said, "John I have beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" So he sought to see him.

So they answered, "John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

Now about eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.

Now John answered, "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow with us."

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

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

The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

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

So he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."