AND in those days came John the Baptist preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

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

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

AND when he heard that John was delivered up, he departed to Galilee;

And going forward thence, he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the ship 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 much, but your disciples fast not?

And 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;

AND John hearing in the prison of the works of Christ, sending by his disciples,

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you see and hear;

And when they had gone, Jesus began to say to the multitudes, concerning John, What went you out to the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

I tell you truly, there has not arisen among those born of woman a greater than John the Baptist; but the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

And from the days of John the Baptist till now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied till John.

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

and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is raised from the dead; and on that account the mighty works are performed by him.

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

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

and she, having been put forward by her mother, said, Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

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

AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

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

Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned within themselves, saying, If we say from heaven, he will say to us, Why did you 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 in a way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him; and when you saw this, you did not afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

John baptized in the wilderness, preaching the baptism of a change of mind for the forgiveness of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hairs and a leather girdle about his loins, and he eat locusts and wild honey,

In those days came Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized in the Jordan by John;

And after John was delivered up Jesus came into Galilee preaching the good news of God,

And proceeding a little further on he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; and they were in the ship mending the nets;

And going immediately 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 fasted. And they came and said to him, Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and your disciples fast not?

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James??nd he gave them the names of Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder??18 and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot,

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

And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him.

But Herod hearing of him, said, This is John whom I beheaded; he has been raised up.

For Herod had sent and taken John, and, put him bound in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.

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

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he preserved him, and hearing him, did many things, and heard him gladly.

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

And coming in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying, I wish you to give me immediately on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

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

AND after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves alone, and was transfigured before them;

And John spoke to him, saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in your name, who follows not us, and we forbade him.

And James and John, sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying, Teacher, we wish you to do for us what we will ask of you.

And the ten, hearing this, were displeased with James and John.

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

But if we say from men, they feared the people, for all considered John as a prophet indeed.

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

And he took Peter, and James, and John with him, and began to be amazed and dejected.

And the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son; and you shall call his name John.

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

And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And all wondered.

under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

And the people being in expectation, and all doubting in their minds concerning John, whether he was the Christ,

John answered all, saying, I indeed baptize you with water, but a mightier than I is coming, the strings of whose shoes I am not fit to untie; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

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

So also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from this time you shall take men.

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

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

And his disciples told John of all these things.

And calling two of his disciples, John sent to the Lord, saying, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And coming to him the men said, John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, Are you he that was to come, or look we for another?

And Jesus answered and said to them, Go and tell John what you have seen and heard; that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news preached to them;

And when the messengers of John had gone away, he said to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with a wind?

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

And all the people who heard this, and the publicans, justified God, having received the baptism of John.

For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, He has a demon.

And when he entered into the house, he permitted no one to go in with him, except Peter, and John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised 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 answered and said, John the Baptist; and some Elijah, and others that one of the old prophets has arisen.

AND about eight days after these words, taking Peter, and James, and John, he went up on the mountain to pray.

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

And his disciples James and John seeing it, said, Lord, do you wish us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?

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

The law and the prophets were till John; since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presses violently into it.

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men?

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

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

There was a man, sent by God, whose name was John.

John testified of him, and cried, saying, This is the one of whom I said, He that comes after me existed before me, for he was before me.

AND this is the testimony of John, when the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, Who are you?

John answered them saying, I baptize with water; but among you stands one whom you know not.

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

And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descend like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

On the next day John was again standing, and two of his disciples,

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

And John also was baptizing at AEnon, near Salim, because there were many waters there; and they came and were baptized,

for John was not yet cast into prison.

Then there was a controversy of the disciples of John with a Jew concerning purification.

And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this [man] baptizes and all men come to him.

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

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

You sent to John, and he testified to the truth;

But I have greater testimony than John's; for the works which the Father has given me to finish, these works which I do, testify of me that the Father has sent me;

And he went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and continued there.

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

When therefore they had breakfasted, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.