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

And 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, to John, to be immersed by him;

And, hearing that John was delivered up, He withdrew into Galilee.

And, having gone on thence, He saw other two brothers: James a 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 often, but Thy disciples fast not?"

Now 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, having heard, in the prison, of the works of the Christ, sending by his disciples,

And Jesus, answering, said to them, "Having gone, report to John what ye are hearing and seeing:

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

"Verily I say to you, there has not arisen, among those born of women, a greater than John the Immerser; yet he that is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

And from the time of John the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven is taken by storm, and violent men seize upon it;

for all the prophets and the law prophesied until John;

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

"This is John the Immerser; He arose from the dead; and therefore do the powers work in Him."

For Herod, having laid hold of John, bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And she, urged on by her mother, says, "Give me here upon a plate the head of John the Immerser."

and, having sent, he beheaded John in the prison;

And they said, "Some say John the Immerser; and others, 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 the disciples understood that He spake to them concerning John the Immerser.

The immersion of John??hence was it? from Heaven or from men?" And they were reasoning 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 hold John as a prophet."

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the tax-collectors and the harlots believed him; but ye, having seen him, did not even repent afterward, that ye might believe him."

John came, who was immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance unto remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had 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 immersed by John into the Jordan.

And, 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, and those in the ship mending the nets.

And, straightway coming 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 to 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 He added to these the name "Boanerges," that is, "sons of thunder");

And He permitted no one to follow with Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And the king Herod heard of Him, (for His name became famous), and he said, "John the Immerser has risen from the dead; and, because of this, the powers are working in Him."

But Herod, hearing of Him, said, "It is he whom I beheaded, John, the same was raised."

For Herod himself, sending forth, laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother, because he married her.

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

for Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he was preserving him.

And, having gone out, she said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Immerser."

And, coming in straight-way, in haste, to the king, she asked, saying, "I wish that you would, forthwith, give me on a dish, the head of John the Immerser."

And they told Him, saying, 'John the Immerser;' 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 to Him, "Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying to Him, "Teacher, we wish that Thou wouldest do for us whatsoever we ask."

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

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or from men? Answer Me."

"If we say, 'From Heaven,' He will say, 'Why then did ye not believe him!' But, should we say, 'From men,'"??hey feared the people; for all held John to be a prophet indeed.

And, as He was sitting upon 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 to be in distress.

But the angel said to him, "Fear not, Zacharias; because your supplication was heard; and your wife Elizabeth shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

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

And, asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.

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

And, as the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he himself were the Christ,

John answered, saying to them all, "I, indeed, immerse you in water; but He is coming, Who is mightier than I??he latchet of Whose sandals I am not worthy to loose??e will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and in fire;

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

and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Fear not; henceforth you will catch men."

And they said to Him, "The disciples of John fast often, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but Thine are eating and drinking!"

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

And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these things.

And, calling to him two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, "Art Thou the Coming One, or are we to expect another?"

And, coming near to Him, the men said, "John, the Immerser, sent us to Thee, saying, 'Art Thou the Coming One, or are we to expect another?'"

And, answering, He said to them, "Going your way, announce to John what ye saw and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the Gospel proclaimed to them.

And, the messengers of John having gone away, He began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye forth into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

I say to you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; but the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

And all the people, having heard, and the tax-collectors, justified God, having been immersed with the immersion of John.

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

And, coming into the house, He permitted no one to enter with Him, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the maiden, and her mother.

Now Herod, the tetrarch, heard of all the things that were taking place; and he was thoroughly perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead;

And Herod said, "John I beheaded; but Who is This concerning Whom I hear such things?" And he was seeking to see Him.

And they, answering, said, 'John the Immerser;' and others, 'Elijah;' and others, 'that a certain prophet of the ancients arose.'

And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that, taking Peter, and John, and James, He 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 follows not with us."

And, seeing it, His disciples, James and John, said, "Lord, dost Thou wish that we 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 also taught his disciples."

"The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the Gospel of the Kingdom of God is proclaimed, and every one presses into it by force!

The immersion of John, was it from Heaven, or of men?"

and 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, "Going forth, make ready for us the passover, that we may eat."

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

John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, "This was He of Whom I said, 'He That cometh after me hath become before me, because He was before me;'"

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

John answered them, saying, "I immerse in water: in your midst standeth One Whom ye know not??27 the One coming after me, the latchet of Whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose."

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

And John testified, saying, "I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of Heaven, and He abode upon Him.

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

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

He led him to Jesus. Jesus looking on him, said, "You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas," (which is translated Peter).

And John also was immersing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there; and they were coming and being immersed.

For John had not yet been cast into prison.

There arose, therefore, a question, on the part of John's disciples with a Jew, about purification.

And they came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, He Who was with you beyond the Jordan, to Whom you have borne testimony, behold, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him."

John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given to him from Heaven.

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

Ye have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

But I have a testimony greater than that of John; for the works which the Father hath given Me to accomplish, the very works that I am doing testify concerning Me, that the Father hath sent Me.

And He went away again beyond the Jordan unto the place where John was at first immersing; and there He abode.

And many came to Him, and said, "John, indeed, did no sign, but all things, whatsoever John spake concerning this Man, were true."

So, when they breakfasted, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" He says to Him, "Yea, Lord, Thou knowest that I fondly love Thee." He saith to him, "Feed My lambs."