A man came, sent from God, {whose name was} John.

John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, "Who are you?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. In your midst stands [one] whom you do not know--

These [things] took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

And John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him.

On the next day again John was standing [there], and two of his disciples,

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

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

So a dispute occurred on the part of John's disciples with a Jew concerning purification.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified--look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!"

John answered and said, "A man can receive not one [thing] unless it is granted to him from heaven!

Now 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 I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them--the very works which I am doing--[these] testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

And many came to him and began to say, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!"

Now when they had eaten 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 love 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 love you." He said to him, "Shepherd my sheep!"

He said to him a third [time], "Simon [son] of John, do you love me?" Peter was distressed because he said to him a third [time], "Do you love me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything! You know that I love you!" Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep!