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

John bare witness of him and cried, saying, "This was he of whom I spake, which though he came after me, went before me: for he was before me."

And this is the record of John: When the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, "What art thou?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptise with water: but one is come among you, whom ye know not.

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John did baptise.

The next day, John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold, the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

And John bare record, saying, "I saw the spirit descend from heaven, like unto a dove, and abide upon him, and I knew him not:

The next day after, John stood again, and two of his disciples,

One of the two, which heard John speak, and followed Jesus, was Andrew; Simon Peter's brother.

and John also baptised in Enon, besides Salim, because there was much water there, and they came, and were baptised.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

And there arose a question between John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

And they came unto John, and said unto him, "Rabbi, behold he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptiseth, and all men come to him."

John answered, and said, "A man can receive nothing at all except it be given him from heaven.

As soon as the Lord had knowledge, how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John -

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth:

But I have greater witness than the witness of John. For the works which the father hath given me to finish: the same works that I do: bear witness of me, that the father sent me.

and went away again beyond Jordan, into the place where John before had baptised, and there abode.

And many resorted unto him, and said, "John did no miracle: But all things that John spake of this man are true."