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When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother.
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Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
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But Herod said, “I beheaded John. Who, then, is this I hear such things about?” And he tried to see him.
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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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The Transfiguration
About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.
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“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.”
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When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?”
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Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
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Additional Teachings
“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it.
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John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin?”
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
