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In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
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And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
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Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
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But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
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And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.
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Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
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Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
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Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
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Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:
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And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
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Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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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 hath a devil.
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And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
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For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
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For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
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And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
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And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
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Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
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The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?
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But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.