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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
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John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
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The Baptism of Jesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
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But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”
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Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
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Jesus Begins to Preach
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
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Jesus Questioned About Fasting
Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?”
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These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
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Jesus and John the Baptist
After Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in the towns of Galilee.
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When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples
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Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
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As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
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Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.
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For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
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John the Baptist Beheaded
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
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and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
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for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
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Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
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Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
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and had John beheaded in the prison.
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John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
