John

In those days, Yochanan the Immerser came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,

Now Yochanan himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.

Then Yeshua came from Galilee to the Jordan to Yochanan, to be immersed by him.

But Yochanan would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be immersed by you, and you come to me?”

Now when Yeshua heard that Yochanan was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Then Yochanan’s disciples came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don’t fast?”

Now when Yochanan heard in the prison the works of Messiah, he sent two of his disciples

Yeshua answered them, “Go and tell Yochanan the things which you hear and see:

As these went their way, Yeshua began to say to the multitudes concerning Yochanan, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

Most certainly I tell you, among those who are born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than Yochanan the Immerser; yet he who is least in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

From the days of Yochanan the Immerser until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

For all the Prophets and the Torah prophesied until Yochanan.

For Yochanan came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

and said to his servants, “This is Yochanan the Immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

For Herod had laid hold of Yochanan, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

For Yochanan said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser.”

and he sent and beheaded Yochanan in the prison.

They said, “Some say Yochanan the Immerser, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of Yochanan the Immerser.

The immersion of Yochanan, where was it from? From heaven or from men?” They reasoned with themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold Yochanan as a prophet.”

For Yochanan came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.

Yochanan came immersing in the wilderness and proclaiming the immersion of repentance for forgiveness of sins.

Yochanan was clothed with camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist. He ate locusts and wild honey.