In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

And John himself had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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

But John opposed him, saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and dost thou come to me?

Now when Jesus heard that John had been cast into prison, he withdrew into Galilee.

And going on from thence, 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 came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples fast not?

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

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

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye hear and see.

And, as these were going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

Truly do I say to you, Among those born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist. But he that is least 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 the violent seize upon it.

For all the Prophets and the Law, until John, prophesied.

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

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

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

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

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

and sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And they said, Some, John the Baptist; but 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 leadeth 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? From heaven, or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did ye not believe him?

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

For John came to you as a preacher of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, did not afterward repent, that ye might believe him.

John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camels hair, and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

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

But after John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the glad tidings of God,

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

And having come out of the synagogue, they immediately entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

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, and thy disciples fast not?

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

And he suffered no one to follow him except 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 Baptizer hath risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. But others said, It is Elijah.

But Herod hearing of it said, John, whom I beheaded, hath risen again.

For Herod himself had sent forth and seized John, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philips wife; for he had married her.

For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife.

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and was regardful of him; and on hearing him, was in much anxiety, and listened to him gladly.

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

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

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

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

John said to him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name who followeth not us; and we forbade him, because he did not follow us.

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

And the ten hearing it began to be much displeased with James and John.

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

But shall we say, From men? They feared the people; for all regarded John as truly a prophet.

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 with him Peter and James and John; and began to be in great consternation and anguish.

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

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

And he asked for a writingtablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

And while the people were in expectation, and all were considering in their hearts concerning John, whether he were the Christ,

John answered and said to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is coming, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will 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 the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And they said to him, The disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink.

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

And the disciples of John told him all these things.

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

And the men came to him and said, John the Baptist hath sent us to thee, saying, Art thou he that is to come, or are we to look for another?

And he answered and said to them, Go and tell John what ye have seen and heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are brought;

And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What have ye gone out into the wilderness to see? the reeds shaken by the wind?

I say to you, Among those born of women there is no greater prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people when they heard him, and the publicans, acknowledged God as righteous by being baptized with the baptism of John.

For John the Baptist hath come not eating bread, nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

And going into the house, he suffered no one to go in with him but Peter and John and James, and the father of the maiden, and the mother.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was taking place, and was perplexed; because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead;

But 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; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets hath risen.

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

And John answering said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow in our company.

And the disciples James and John, on seeing it, said, Lord, wilt thou have us bid fire come down from heaven, and consume them?

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

The Law and the Prophets were till John; from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God have been published, and every one is forcing his way into it.

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

But if we 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 it.

There was 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 hath gone before me; for he was before me.

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

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water. There standeth one among you whom ye know not,

These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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

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

One of the two who heard what John said, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peters brother.

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking upon him said, Thou art Simon, the son of John; thou shalt be called Cephas; (which signifieth Peter, that is, Rock.)

And John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

Then there arose a question on the part of Johns disciples with a Jew about purifying.

And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are going to him.

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

When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

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

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

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

And many came to him, and said, John indeed wrought no sign; but everything that John said of this man was true.