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On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
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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 Transfiguration
After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
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Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us
“Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
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The Request of James and John
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”
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When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
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John’s baptism—was it from heaven, or of human origin? Tell me!”
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But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
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As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately,
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He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
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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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But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
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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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but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
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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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during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
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John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
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John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
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The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.
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John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
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And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
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But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
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Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
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and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.”
