Now in those days came John the baptist preaching in the desert part of Judea,

And this John had his clothes 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 by him: but John refused Him, saying,

Now when Jesus heard that John was imprisoned, He departed into Galilee:

And going on from thence He saw two other brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;

Then also come to Him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the pharisees fast much, but thy disciples do not fast?

Now when John heard in prison of the works of Christ,

And Jesus said to them in answer, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

And as they departed, Jesus took occasion to say to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the desert to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

For I assure you that in the whole human race there hath not risen a greater than John the baptist: though the lest in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he:

and from the days of John the baptist to this time, the kingdom of heaven is as it were forced into, and the most pressing seize upon it with eagerness.

For all the prophets, and the law, did no more than prophesy, till John came:

for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

but He replied and said unto them, This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

So that the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist, he is certainly risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous things are done by him:

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

for John said to Him, It is not lawful for thee to have her: and he would have put him to death,

and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist:

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison,

This wicked and degenerate race demand a sign; but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah. And so He left them and went away.

And they answered, Some say thou art John the Baptist, others Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up to a high mountain apart;

Then the disciples understood that He spake to them of John the baptist.

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

But if we say, of men, we fear the people, for they all esteem John as a prophet.

for John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but publicans and harlots believed him; and though ye saw that, ye did not repent afterwards, to believe him.

and again, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight:" accordingly John came baptizing in the wilderness,

And John was clothed with camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and he lived upon locusts and wild honey: and he preached,

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

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

And going a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship, mending their nets, and immediately called them likewise:

And as soon as they came out of the synagogue, they went into the house of Simon and Andrew, together with James and John.

And as the disciples of John, and of the pharisees used to fast, they came to Him, saying, Why do the disciples of John and of the pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

and James the Son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and He surnamed them Boanerges, which is to say, Sons of thunder,) and Andrew,

and He suffered none to go along with Him, but Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard of Him, (for his name was spread abroad,) and he said, John the baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore miraculous powers appear in him.

But when Herod heard of Him, he said, it is John whom I beheaded, he is risen from the dead.

For Herod had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her:

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

but could not; for Herod revered John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and protected him: and when he heard him he did many things according to John's instructions, and heard him willingly.

And she withdrew and consulted her mother, what to ask: and she said, The head of John the baptist.

And immediately she came in again with eagerness to the king, and said, I desire that thou wouldst give me directly the head of John the baptist in a dish.

And they answered, Some say, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up by themselves to a high mountain apart; and was transfigured before them:

But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.

Then come to Him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying, Master, we desire that thou wouldest do for us what we shall request:

And when the other ten heard it, they were provoked at James and John.

The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? answer me.

but if we should say, from men --- they feared the people: (for they they all thought that John was a prophet indeed:)

And as He was sitting on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

And He taketh Peter and James and John with Him, and He began to be overwhelmed with terror and anguish.

but the angel said unto 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 said, No, but he shall be called John:

And he called for a writing-tablet, and wrote upon it, His name is John: and they all wondered.

and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the word of God came unto John the Son of Zacharias in the wilderness:

Now as the people were in suspense, and were all thinking in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ or not,

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but a mightier than I is coming, whose shoes I am not worthy to untie: He will baptize you with the holy Spirit, and with fire;

added this likewise to all the rest, that he shut up John in prison.

the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Naum, the son of Esli,

the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi,

as were also James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Be not afraid, from henceforth thou shalt be a captor of men.

And they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John frequently fast and pray, and likewise those of the pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

(to wit, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

And the disciples of John told him of all these things: so John called two of his disciples to him,

And the men came to Him, and said, John the baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou He that was to come, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them,

When the messengers of John were departed, He began to speak unto the people concerning John, what went ye out into the wilderness to see?

for I tell you that among the sons of men there is not a greater prophet than John the baptist: (though the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he:)

---and all the people that heard him, even 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 demon:

and Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who assisted Him with their substance.

And when He came to the house, He suffered none to go in but Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the child.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done by Him; and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead;

And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? and he wanted to see Him.

They answering said, John the baptist: but others say Elias: and others, that some ancient prophet is risen again.

About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray.

And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followeth not thee with us.

And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and consume them, as Elias did?

And as He was praying in a certain retired place, as soon as He had done, one of his disciples said to Him, Lord, teach us to pray as John also taught his disciples.

And when the multitudes were gathering thick together He began to say, This is a wicked generation: they demand a sign, but no sign shall be given them, except that of the prophet Jonah:

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

The law and the prophets continued until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presseth into it.

Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?

but if we say, Of men, the people will all stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare the passover for us, that we may eat of it.

Now it was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, that told these things to the apostles:

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

Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, 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 from Jerusalem priests and Levites 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 passed at Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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

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

The day following John was standing, (and two of his disciples,)

Now Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two that heard what John said, and thereupon followed Jesus.

And John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim; because there was much water there: and people came to him and were baptized.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

Now there arose a dispute between some of the disciples of John, and the Jews, about purifying.

And they came to John, and said unto him, Rabbi, He that was with thee on the other side Jordan, to whom thou barest testimony, behold, He baptizeth and all the people come to Him.