Now in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the Judean wilderness

Now John himself had his clothing made from camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

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

But John tried to prevent him, saying, "{I need} to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?"

Now [when he] heard that John {had been arrested}, he withdrew into Galilee.

And going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.

Then the disciples of John approached him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

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

Now [when] John heard in prison the deeds of Christ, he sent [word] by his disciples

And Jesus answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you hear and see:

Now [as] these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Truly I say to you, among [those] born of women there has not arisen [one] greater than John the Baptist. But the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

But from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven is treated violently, and the violent claim 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!'

and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this [reason] miraculous powers are at work in him."

For Herod, [after] arresting John, bound him and put [him] in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,

because John had been saying to him, "It is not permitted for you to have her."

And coached by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!"

And he sent [orders] [and] had John beheaded in the prison,

And they said, {Some} [say] John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

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

Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

From where was the baptism of John--from heaven or from men?" And they began to discuss [this] among themselves, saying, "If we say 'From heaven,' he will say to us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And [when] you saw [it], you did not even change your minds later [so as] to believe in him.

John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And John was dressed in camel's hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John.

And after John {had been taken into custody}, Jesus went into Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God

And going on a little [farther], he saw James the [son] of Zebedee and his brother John, and they [were] in the boat mending the nets.

And so then he departed from the synagogue [and] came into the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.

And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they came and said to him, "{Why} do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

and James the [son] of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave to them the name Boanerges, that is, "Sons of Thunder"),

And he did not allow anyone to follow along with him except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

And King Herod heard [it], because his name had become known. And they were saying, "John, the one who baptizes, has been raised from the dead, and because of this these miraculous powers are at work in him."

But [when] Herod heard [it], he said, "John whom I beheaded--this one has been raised!"

For Herod himself had sent [and] arrested John and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

For John had been saying to Herod, "It is not permitted for you to have your brother's wife."

For Herod was afraid of John, [because he] knew him [to be] a righteous and holy man and protected him. And [when he] listened to him, he was greatly perplexed, and [yet] he listened to him gladly.

And she went out [and] said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the baptizer."

And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

And they told him, saying, "John the Baptist, and others Elijah, and others that [you are] one of the prophets."

And after six days, Jesus took along Peter and James and John, and led them to a high mountain by themselves alone. And he was transfigured before them,

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us."

And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him [and] said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask you."

And [when they] heard [this], the ten began to be indignant about James and John.

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

But if we say, 'From men'"--they were afraid of the crowd, because they all looked upon John {as truly 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 took along Peter and James and John with him, and he began to be distressed and troubled.

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.

And his mother answered [and] said, "No, but he will be named John."

and he asked for a writing tablet [and] wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they were all astonished.

in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

And [while] the people were waiting expectantly and all were pondering in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he might be the Christ,

John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than I [am] is coming, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

added this also to them all: he also locked up John in prison.

and so also [were] James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were business partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid! From now on you will be catching people!"

And they said to him, "The disciples of John fast often and make prayers--likewise also the [disciples] of the Pharisees--but yours are eating and drinking!"

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

And his disciples reported to John about all these [things]. And summoning a certain two of his disciples, John

And [when] the men came to him, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

And he answered [and] said to them, "Go [and] tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear; the dead are raised, the poor have good news announced to [them].

And [when] the messengers of John had departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

I tell you, there is no one greater among [those] born of women than John, but the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

(And all the people, [when they] heard [this]--even the tax collectors--affirmed the righteousness of God, [because they] had been baptized [with] the baptism of John,

For John the Baptist has come not eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

Now [when he] came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter with him except Peter and John and James and the father and mother of the child.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that John has been raised from the dead,

And Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he was wanting to see him.

And they answered [and] said, "John the Baptist, but others, Elijah, and others, that one of the ancient prophets has risen."

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James [and] went up on the mountain to pray.

And John answered [and] said, "Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us."

Now [when] the disciples James and John saw [it], they said, "Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"

And it happened that while he was in a certain place praying, when he stopped a certain one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples."

"The law and the prophets [were] until John; from that time [on] the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed 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 to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

And he sent Peter and John, saying, "Go [and] prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat [it].

A man came, sent from God, {whose name was} John.

John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they could ask him, "Who are you?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize with water. In your midst stands [one] whom you do not know--

These [things] took place in Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

And John testified, saying, "I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and remaining upon him.

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

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

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").

Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

So a dispute occurred on the part of John's disciples with a Jew concerning purification.

And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified--look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!"

John answered and said, "A man can receive not one [thing] unless it is granted to him from heaven!

Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John

You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth.

"But I have a testimony greater than John's, for the works which the Father has given to me that I should complete them--the very works which I am doing--[these] testify about me, that the Father has sent me.

And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.

And many came to him and began to say, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!"

Now when they had eaten breakfast, 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 love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"