In those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea.

And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

But when Jesus heard, that John was cast into prison, he retired into Galilee.

And going on from thence, he saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in a vessel with Zebedee their father mending their nets; and he called them.

Then come to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not?

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; the first, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

And Jesus answering said to them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see.

Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Verily I say unto you, among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is entered by force, and they which strive with all their might take it by violence.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a devil.

And he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus, And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist:

For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.

For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

she said, Give me here John the Baptist's head in a charger.

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger,

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; but there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and departed.

The Son of man? And they said, Some say, John the Baptist, others Elijah; others Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

So shall also the Son of man suffer from them. Then the disciples understood, that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, from heaven, he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

But if we say, Of men: we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him. And ye seeing it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey,

And in those days, Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized by John at Jordan.

Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were also in the vessel, mending their nets:

And coming out of the synagogue, they entered forthwith into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

and John the brother of James (and he surnamed them Boanerges,

And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard (for his name was spread abroad) and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore divine powers exert themselves in him.

But Herod hearing thereof, said, This is that John whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee, to have thy brother's wife.

For Herod reverenced John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and preserved him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And coming in quickly with haste to the king she asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and carrieth them up into an high mountain, by themselves apart, and was transfigured before them.

And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee come to him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us what we shall ask.

And the ten hearing it, were much displeased with James and John.

Was the baptism of John of heaven or of men?

But if we say, of men: they feared the people; for all accounted John, that he was indeed a prophet.

And as he sat on the mount of Olives, over-against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

And he taketh with him Peter and James and John; and he began to be sore amazed and in deep anguish, And saith to them,

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

But his mother answering said, Nay, but he shall be called John.

And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

And as the people were in expectation, and all mused in their hearts of John,

whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

that he shut up John in prison.

The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna,

which they had taken, And in like manner also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John, and likewise of the Pharisees, fast often and make prayers; but thine eat and drink?

James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas,

And the disciples of John informed him of all these things. And John,

And the men being come to him, said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that should come, or look we for another?

And he answering said to them, Go and tell John the things ye have seen and heard: the blind see; the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed; the deaf hear; the dead are raised; to the poor the gospel is preached.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he said to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see?

For I say to you, among those that are born of women, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.

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

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to him of their substance.

And coming into the house, he suffered none to go in, save Peter and James and John, and the father and mother of the maiden.

because it was said by some, That John was risen from the dead; and by some that Elijah had appeared; by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.

They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

And about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and James and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him; because he followeth not with us.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, Wilt thou that we bid fire come down from heaven and consume them, even as Elijah did?

And as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

And the multitudes being gathered thick together, he said, This is an evil generation: it seeketh a sign; but no sign shall be given it, save the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

The law and the Prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man forceth into it.

And he answering said, I will also ask you one thing and tell me, Was the baptism of John from heaven or of men?

for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat it.

It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a testimony,

John testified of him and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou?

John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you whom ye know not.

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

And John testified, saying, I saw the Spirit descending like a dove, and it abode upon him.

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

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

And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking upon him, said, Thou art Simon, the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, Peter.

And John also was baptizing in Enon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.