In those days comes John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

And the same John had his raiment from camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, in order to be baptized by him.

And John continued to forbid Him saying, I have need to be baptized by thee, and comest thou unto me?

And Jesus having heard that John was cast into prison, departed into Galilee.

And going forth from thence, He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them.

Then the disciples of John come to Him, saying, Wherefore do we and the Pharisee fast, but thy disciples do not fast?

And these are the names of the apostles: 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 the works of Christ, sending two of his disciples,

Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim unto John the things which you hear and see.

And they departing, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went you out in the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

Truly I say unto you, Among those having been born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: nevertheless the least in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of the heavens suffers violence, and the violent are taking 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.

He responding, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given unto it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was in the stomach of the whale three days and three nights, so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

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

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

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

And being instigated by her mother, she says, Give me the head of John the Baptist here in a charger.

And sending, he beheaded John in prison;

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. And no sign shall be given it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And leaving them, He departed.

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

And Jesus responding said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon the son of Jonah: because flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in the heavens.

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately.

Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.

Whence was the baptism of John? from heaven or from men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we may say, From heaven; He will say to us, Why then did you not believe on him?

But if we may 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 you believed him not: but the publicans and harlots believed him, and you, seeing, did not afterward regret it, in order that you might believe him.

John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness the baptism of repentance unto the remission of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leathern girdle about his loins, and eating locusts and wild honey;

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

After that John was cast into prison, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

And going forth thence a little, He saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, themselves also in a ship mending their nets,

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

The disciples of John and the Pharisees were fasting. And they come and say to Him; Wherefore do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, and thy disciples do not fast?

and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and on them He placed the names Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder:

and He did not permit any one to accompany Him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.

And king Herod heard; for His name became known: and said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works are wrought in Him.

But Herod hearing said, That, He is John, whom I beheaded; He is risen from the dead.

For Herod himself having sent, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip: because he married her.

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

for Herod was afraid of John, knowing him to be a just and holy man, and he continued to hold him in prison: and hearing him, he continued to do many things, and he was hearing him gladly.

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

And she having come in to the king, immediately with haste asked him, saying; I wish, that you may give to me immediately, the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

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

After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them:

And John responded to Him saying, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name, who does not follow us; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us.

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that you may do unto us whatsoever we may ask.

And the ten hearing, began to be indignant concerning James and John.

Was the baptism of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.

But if we may say, From men; they feared the people: for all held John that he was a prophet.

And He sitting upon the Mount of Olives in front of the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

And He takes Peter, and John, and James with Him, and began to grieve and to be dejected.

And the angel said to him; Fear not, Zacharias; because thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John.

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

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote saying; His name is John.

and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

And the people waiting and all reasoning in their hearts concerning John, lest he might be the Christ.

John responded to all, saying; I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh One more powerful than I, the latchet of His sandals I am not worthy to loose; He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and fire.

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

Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Janna, Joseph:

Joanna, Resa, Zorababbel, Salithiel, Neri,

And likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were companions to Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Fear not; from now you shall be catching men.

And they said to Him, Wherefore do the disciples of John fast, and make supplications; likewise also those of the Pharisees; but thy disciples eat and drink?

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

And His disciples proclaimed to John concerning all these things.

And John calling certain two of his disciples sent them to the Lord, saying, Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And the men having come to Him, said; John the Baptist sent us to thee, saving; Art thou the one coming, or must we expect another?

And Jesus responding said to them, Having gone, proclaim to John those things which you saw and heard; that the blind are seeing, the lame are walking about, the lepers are being cleansed, the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are having the gospel preached unto them;

And the messengers of John having gone away, He began to speak to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed shaken by the wind?

I say unto you, among those having been born of women no prophet is greater than John the Baptist; nevertheless the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

And all the people hearing and the publicans justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

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

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas the steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many other women, who were accustomed to minister unto Him from those things belonging to them.

And having come to the house, He did not suffer any to enter except Peter, John, and James, and the father and mother of the child.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were wrought by Him; and was at a loss, because it was said by some, that John is risen from the dead;

And Herod said, I beheaded John: but who is this, concerning whom I hear these things? And he was seeking to see Him.

They responding said, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen.

And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray.

And John responding said, Master, we saw one casting out the demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us.

And the disciples James and John, seeing, said, Lord, do you wish that we may command fire to descend from heaven and consume them?

And it came to pass, that 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.

And the multitudes being assembled, He began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man also be a sign to this generation.

The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one presses into it.

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

And if we may 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 prepare for us the passover, in order that we may eat it.

And Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James: and the other women with them spoke these things to the apostles.

There was a man having been sent from God, whose name was John;

John beareth witness concerning Him, and cried out saying; This is He of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me has been before me:

This is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, that they might ask him,

John responded to them, saying, I baptize with water: There standeth One in your midst whom you do not know,

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

And John testified saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and remained on Him.

On the following day John again stood, and two of his disciples,