THEN in those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the desert country of Judea,

Now this John had his garment made of camel's hair, and a girdle of leather about his loins, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him.

But John earnestly withheld 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 brothers, James son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

Then came unto him disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees keep many fasts, but thy disciples fast not?

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

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

And Jesus answering said unto them, Go, and tell John what things ye hear and see.

And when they were gone, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

Verily I say unto you, There hath not arisen, from those born of women, a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

But from the days of John the Baptist unto the present, the kingdom of heaven is assaulted by violence, and the invaders forcibly seize upon it.

For all the prophets and the law until John, foretold [this].

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

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

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

For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her.

And she, being previously urged on by her mother, said, Give me here, in a spacious dish, the head of John the Baptist.

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

But they replied, Some, that thou art John the Baptist; but others, Elias; and others again, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

THEN six days after, Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them into an exceeding high mountain apart.

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

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

But if we say, From men, we are afraid of the populace, for they all hold John as a prophet.

For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him. But ye, when ye saw it, repented not afterwards, that ye should believe on him.

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

Now John was clothed with a camel's hair garment, and a girdle of leather about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

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

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

And going from thence a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, and others in the vessel mending the nets.

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

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees kept fasts; and they came and said to him, Wherefore do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, fast? but thy disciples keep no fast.

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and surnamed them Boanerges, that is, sons of thunder:

And he permitted no person to follow him, but Peter, and James, and John a brother of James.

And king Herod heard it (for his name was celebrated), and he said, This is John the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therefore miracles are wrought by him.

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

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

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

for Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man; and paid great attention to him and when he heard him, did many things, and heard him with delight.

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

And she came in immediately with eagerness to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me on the spot, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist.

And they answered, John the Baptist: others say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

And six days after Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, only, and carrieth them up with him into an exceeding high mountain in great privacy; and was transfigured before them.

Then John addressed him, saying, Master, we saw a person in thy name casting out devils, who followeth us not: and we forbad him, because he did not follow us.

And James and John the sons of Zebedee came to him, saying, Master, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatsoever we request.

And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant against James and John.

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

but if we say of men??hey feared the people: for all men held John to be in truth a prophet.

And as he was sitting on the mount of Olives, opposite 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 filled with horrible dread, and to be sunk under dejection of spirit:

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

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

And desiring a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they were all surprised.

when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;

Now when the people were in expectation, and many reasoned in their hearts respecting John, whether he were the Messiah,

John addressed himself to them all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water; but one mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie: he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire;

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

Now it came to pass, at the time when John was baptising all the people, that Jesus also was baptised, and as he prayed, the heaven was opened,

as also on James and John the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not: henceforward thou shalt catch men.

Then said they unto him, Why do the disciples of John observe frequent fasts, and make prayers; but thine are eating and drinking?

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

And his disciples informed John of all these things.

And John calling two certain persons of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

Then the men came to him, saying, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or are we to expect another?

And Jesus addressing them, said, Go, tell John what things ye have seen and heard: that the blind recover sight, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached unto them.

Now when John's messengers were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

For I tell you, of those born from woman, there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

And all the people when they heard it, and the publicans, glorified God, being baptised with the baptism of John.

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

And entering into the house, he suffered no person to come in, but Peter, and James, and John, and the father and mother of the child.

Then Herod the tetrarch heard of all things that were done by him; and he was in much distraction of mind, because it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead:

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

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

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

Then John addressing him said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and we forbad him, because he followed not with us.

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

AND it came to pass, as he was in a certain place praying, when he had done, 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: since that the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

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

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

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

A man was sent from God, whose name was John.

John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites, that they should question him, Who art thou?

John answered them, saying, I baptise with water: but in the midst of you hath stood a person, whom ye have not known;

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

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

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

On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;

One of the two, who had heard from John mention of Jesus, and had followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

Now John also was baptising at Enon, near to Salem, for there were many streams of water there: and they came, and were baptised.

For as yet John was not cast into prison.

Then a dispute arose between the disciples of John and the Jews with regard to purification.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, lo! this man baptiseth, and all men come to him.

John answered and said, A man cannot assume any thing, except it be given him from heaven.

AS soon then as the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptised more disciples than John

Ye sent to John, and he bore testimony to the truth.

But I have a testimony greater than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me that I should fulfil them, these very works which I am doing, they bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

and went again beyond Jordan, unto the place where John at first baptised; and there he abode.