John

And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea,

And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony.

Then came Iesus from Galile to Iordan vnto Iohn, to be baptized of him.

But Iohn earnestly put him backe, saying, I haue neede to be baptized of thee, and commest thou to me?

And when Iesus had heard that Iohn was committed to prison, he returned into Galile.

Then came the disciples of Iohn to him, saying, Why doe we and the Pharises fast oft, and thy disciples fast not?

And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him,

And Iesus answering, said vnto them, Goe, and shewe Iohn, what things ye heare, and see.

And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.

And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn.

For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill.

And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

And shee being before instructed of her mother, sayde, Giue mee here Iohn Baptists head in a platter.

And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the prison.

And they said, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and others, Ieremias, or one of the Prophets.

Then the disciples perceiued that he spake vnto them of Iohn Baptist.

The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? from heauen, or of men? Then they reasoned among themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?

And if we say, Of men, we feare the multitude, for all holde Iohn as a Prophet.

For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnes, and yee beleeued him not: but the Publicanes, and the harlots beleeued him, and ye, though ye sawe it, were not mooued with repentance afterward, that ye might beleeue him.

Iohn did baptize in the wildernesse, and preach the baptisme of amendment of life, for remission of sinnes.

Nowe Iohn was clothed with camels heare, and with a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: and he did eate Locusts and wilde hony,