And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.

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

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote saying; His name is John.

and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And the people waiting and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, lest he might be the Christ.

John responded to all, saying; I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh One more powerful than I, the latchet of His sandals I am not worthy to loose; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

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

And likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions to Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now you shall be catching men.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

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

And His disciples proclaimed to John concerning all these things.

And John calling certain two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And the men having come to Him, said; John the Baptist sent us to thee, saving; Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim to John those things which you saw and heard; that the blind are seeing, the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are having the gospel preached unto them;

And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

I say unto you, among those having been born of women no prophet is greater than John the Baptist; nevertheless the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people hearing and the publicans justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

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

And having come to the house, He did not suffer any to enter except Peter, John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were wrought by Him; and was at a loss, because it was said by some, that John is risen from the dead;

And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this, concerning whom I hear these things? And he was seeking to see Him.

They responding said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen.

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

And John responding said, Master, we saw one casting out the demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them?

And it came to pass, that 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 until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presses into it.

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

And if we may 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 prepare for us the passover, in order that we may eat it.