Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

And John himself had his garment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and his nourishment was locusts and wild honey.

Then comes Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised of him;

but John urgently forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptised of thee; and comest thou to me?

But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:

And going on thence he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their trawl-nets, and he called them;

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

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

But John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent by his disciples,

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, report to John what ye hear and see.

But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among the born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and the violent seize on it.

For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.

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

and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

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

But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

And they said, Some, John the baptist; and others, Elias; and others again, Jeremias or one of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.

The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but ye when ye saw it repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him.

There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

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

But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,

And going on thence a little, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these were in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;

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

And the disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting; and they come and say to him, Why do the disciples of John 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 he gave them the surname of Boanerges, that is, Sons of thunder;

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

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

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

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

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

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

And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

And they answered him, saying, John the baptist; and others, Elias; but others, One of the prophets.

And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them:

And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.

And there come to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, saying to him, Teacher, we would that whatsoever we may ask thee, thou wouldst do it for us.

And the ten having heard of it, began to be indignant about James and John.

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

but should we say, Of men they feared the people; for all held of John that he was truly a prophet.

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

And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

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

But as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire;

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

and in like manner also on James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt be catching men.

And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make supplications, in like manner those also of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink?

Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew,

And the disciples of John brought him word concerning all these things:

and John, having called two of his disciples, sent to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

But the men having come to him said, John the baptist has sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is coming, or are we to wait for another?

And Jesus answering said to them, Go, bring back word to John of what ye have seen and heard: that blind see, lame walk, lepers are cleansed, deaf hear, dead are raised, poor are evangelized;

And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater prophet is no one than John the baptist; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

(And all the people who heard it, and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John;

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

And when he came to the house he suffered no one to go in but Peter and John and James and the father of the child and the mother.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done by him, and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among the dead,

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

But they answering said, John the baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.

And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.

And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.

And his disciples James and John seeing it said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak that fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?

And it came to pass as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to 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 glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.

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

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

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

There was a man sent from God, his name John.

(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites that they might ask him, Thou, who art thou?

John answered them saying, I baptise with water. In the midst of you stands, whom ye do not know,

These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

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

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

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

And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to him and were baptised:

for John was not yet cast into prison.

There was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.

And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

When therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus makes and baptises more disciples than John

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

But I have the witness that is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given me that I should complete them, the works themselves which I do, bear witness concerning me that the Father has sent me.

and departed again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptising at the first: and he abode there.

And many came to him, and said, John did no sign; but all things which John said of this man were true.

For John indeed baptised with water, but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.