So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

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

He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword.

When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Many came to him and began to say, “John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!”

Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

because John had repeatedly told him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

Now when the other ten heard this, they became angry with James and John.

John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people? Answer me.”

But his mother replied, “No! He must be named John.”

Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people?”

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

These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

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