A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.

The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,

And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.

On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;

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

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

For as yet John was not cast into prison.

Then a dispute arose between the disciples of John and the Jews with regard to purification.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, lo! this man baptiseth, and all men come to him.

John answered and said, A man cannot assume any thing, except it be given him from heaven.

AS soon then as the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John

Ye sent to John, and he bore testimony to the truth.

But I have a testimony greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me that I should fulfil them, these very works which I am doing, they bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

and went again beyond Jordan, unto the place where John at first baptised; and there he abode.

And many came to him, and said, That John indeed performed no miracle: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.