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

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 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.”

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

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.

In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

In the wilderness John the baptizer began preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

For John had repeatedly told Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.

Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.

John wore a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”