And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

Now John himself had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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

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

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the'son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat 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 oft, 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 heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciples

And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And they said, Some'say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

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

Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

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

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

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye saw it, did not even repent yourselves afterward, that ye might believe him.

John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

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

Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,

And going on a little further, he saw James the'son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets.

And straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

and James the'son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and them he surnamed Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

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

And king Herod heard thereof ; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

But Herod, when he heard thereof , said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; for he had married her.

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

for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was much perplexed; and he heard him gladly.

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

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

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

John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.

And there come near unto him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying unto him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall ask of thee.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be moved with indignation concerning James and John.

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

But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held John to be 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 began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.

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

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

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

in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

and so were also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And they said unto him, The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

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

And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

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

For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

And when he came to the house, he suffered not any man to enter in with him, save Peter, and John, and James, and the father of the maiden and her mother.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;

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

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

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

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

And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?

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

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

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

But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and make ready for us the passover, that we may eat.

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

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

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

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

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

And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;

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

He brought him unto Jesus. Jesus looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son of John: thou shalt be called Cephas (which is by interpretation, Peter).

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

For John was not yet cast into prison.

There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

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

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

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

Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there be abode.

And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.