And in those days John the immerser comes, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying,

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leather belt about his waist. And his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan to John to be immersed by him.

But John was preventing him, saying, I have need to be immersed by thee, and thou come to me?

Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee.

And having gone on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets. And he called them.

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

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

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

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye hear and see:

And while those men departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Truly I say to you, among men born of women there has not been raised a greater than John the immerser. Yet the smaller in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

And from the days of John the immerser until now the kingdom of the heavens is treated aggressively, and aggressors seize it.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.

and he said to his boys, This is John the immerser. He has risen from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

For Herod having arrested John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And she, having been put forward by her mother, says, Give me here on a platter the head of John the immerser.

And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

And they said, Some, John the immerser, others, Elijah, but others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up onto a high mountain in private.

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them about John the immerser.

The immersion of John, from where was it, from heaven or from men? And they deliberated with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

But if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

For John came to you in a way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the harlots believed him. And having seen it, ye did not repent afterward to believe him.

It came to pass, that John was immersing in the wilderness and preaching an immersion of repentance for remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and eating locusts and wild honey.

And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan.

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee proclaiming the good-news of God,

And having advanced a little from there he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were also in the boat mending the nets.

And straightaway, when they came forth out of the synagogue they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And John's disciples and those of the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to him, Why do John's disciples and those of the Pharisees fast, but the disciples with you do not fast?

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, and he added to them the name Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder;

And he allowed no man to accompany him except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard, for his name had become well known. And he said, John, the man who immerses, was raised from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

But Herod, when he heard, said, This is John whom I beheaded. He was raised from the dead.

For Herod himself having sent forth, he arrested John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he married her.

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

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. And having heard of him--the many things he was doing--he even heard of him gladly.

And having gone out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the immerser.

And having come in straightaway with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I want that thou may give me, of it on a platter, the head of John the immerser.

And they answered, saying, John the immerser, and others, Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus takes Peter and James and John, and leads them up onto a high mountain alone, in private. And he was transfigured before them,

And John answered him, saying, Teacher, we saw a certain man, who does not follow us, casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him, saying, Teacher, we wish that thou would do for us whatever we ask.

And when the ten heard it they began to indignant about James and John.

The immersion of John, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.

But should we say, From men? (They feared the people, for all held John that he was indeed a prophet.)

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew questioned him privately,

And he takes Peter and James and John with him, and began to be greatly disturbed, and very distressed.

But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

And his mother having answered, said, No, but he will be called John.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And as the people were expectant, and all pondering in their hearts about John, if perhaps he was the Christ,

John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,

also added this to them all, he even locked up John in prison.

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not, from henceforth thou will be catching men.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink.

Simon, whom he also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

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

And having summoned a certain two of his disciples, John sent them to Jesus, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?

And when they came to him, they said, John the immerser has sent us to thee, saying, Are thou he who comes, or do we look for another man?

And having answered, Jesus said to them, After going, report to John the things that ye saw and heard: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor are preached good-new

And after John's messengers departed, he began to say to the multitudes about John, What did ye go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

For I say to you, among men born of women there is not one prophet greater than John the immerser, yet the smaller in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors who were immersed the immersion of John, justified God.

For John the immerser has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and ye say, He has a demon.

And when he came to the house, he did not allow any man to enter in except Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and the mother.

But Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him. And he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was risen from the dead,

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

And having answered, they said, John the immerser, but others, Elijah, and others, that a certain prophet of the ancient men arose.

And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that after taking Peter and John and James, he went up onto the mountain to pray.

And having answered, John said, Master, we saw a certain man casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

And his disciples James and John having seen, they said, Lord, do thou want that we should call fire to come down from the sky, and consume them, as also Elijah did?

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

The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the kingdom of God is proclaimed good-news, and every man in it is treated aggressively.

The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?

But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced John is a prophet.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, After departing, prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat.

A man came to be who was sent from God, his name was John.

John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me.

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

John answered them, saying, I immerse in water, but amidst you stands him whom ye know not.

These things occurred in Bethany beyond the Jordan where John was immersing.

On the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and he says, Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

And John testified, saying, I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained upon him.

Again on the morrow John stood, and two of his disciples.

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

And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

Therefore a debate developed from John's disciples with the Jews about purification.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, about whom thou have testified, behold, this man immerses, and all men come to him.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and immersing more disciples than John

Ye have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

But I have testimony greater than of John, for the works that the Father has given me so that I might complete them, the same works that I do, they testify about me that the Father has sent me.

And he departed again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was first immersing, and he stayed there.

And many came to him, and they said, John indeed did not one sign, but all, as many things as John spoke about this man, were true.