There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

John testified about him. He shouted out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

And this is John's testimony, when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you do not know.

These things were done in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

And John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

One of the two who heard John, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, Peter).

John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.

They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and everyone is coming to him."

John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

Therefore when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."

He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep."

He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you have affection for me?" Peter was grieved because he asked him the third time, "Do you have affection for me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I have affection for you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.