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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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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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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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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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Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,
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And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
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John the Baptist Beheaded
King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
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At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.
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The Birth of John the Baptist
When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—
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Jesus and John the Baptist
John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them,
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When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”
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For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
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They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
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John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah
Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.
