And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

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

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

But John would have hindered him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and you come to me?"

Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Going on from there, 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 John's disciples came to him, saying, "Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?"

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

Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Messiah, he sent [a message] by his disciples

And Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:

And as these went their way, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Truly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who 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 suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

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 said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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

And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

They said, "Some say John the Baptist, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets."

After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

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

The baptism of John, where was it from? From heaven or from man?" They reasoned with themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask us, 'Why then did you not believe him?'

But if we say, 'From man,' we fear the crowd, for all hold 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 believed him. When you saw it, you did not even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming the baptism of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.

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

Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the Good News of God,

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

And Immediately, when they had come 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 came and asked him, "Why do the disciples of John and those of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?"

and James the son of Zebedee; and John the brother of James (and he surnamed them Boanerges which means, Sons of Thunder);

And he allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, "John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen."

For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, for 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 kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed, but he heard him gladly.

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

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

So immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

They answered him, "John the Baptist, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets."

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he does not follow us."

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came near to him, and said to him, "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we will ask."

When the ten heard it, they began to be indignant towards James and John.

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

If we should say, 'From man'"?they feared the crowd, for all held John to really be a prophet.

As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

He took with him Peter, James, and John, and began to be greatly troubled and distressed.

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

His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all amazed.

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

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Messiah,

John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire,

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

the son of John, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "Do not be afraid. From now on you will be catching men."

They said to him, "The disciples of John often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

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

The disciples of John told him about all these things.

John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to the Lord, saying, "Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?"

When the men had come to him, they said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, 'Are you the One who is to come, or should we look for another?'"

Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

When John's messengers had departed, he began to tell the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

"For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."

When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John's baptism.

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

When he came to the house, he did not allow anyone to enter in with him, except Peter, John, James, the father of the child, and her mother.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,

Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.

They answered, "'John the Baptist,' but others say, 'Elijah,' and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again."

It happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he does not follow with us."

When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them?"

It happened, that when he finished praying in a certain place, 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 the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

the baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from man?"

But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet."

He sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat."

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

John testified about him. He shouted out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"

And this is John's testimony, when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

John answered them, saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you do not know.

These things were done in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

And John testified, saying, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.

Again, the next day, John was standing with two of his disciples,

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

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him, and said, "You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas" (which is translated, Peter).

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

For John was not yet thrown into prison.

Now a dispute arose between John's disciples with a Jew about purification.

They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and everyone is coming to him."

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

Therefore 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 the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me.