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Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.
John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said, “In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.’ ”
John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey.
From Jerusalem and all Judea and from the Jordan River Valley crowds of people went to John.
Many Pharisees and Sadducees also came to be baptized. But John said to them:
Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?”
Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants us to do.” Then John agreed.
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee.
Jesus walked on until he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat with their father, mending their nets. Jesus asked them to come with him.
Some followers of John the Baptist came and asked Jesus, “Why do we and the Pharisees often go without eating, while your disciples never do?”
The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter. His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John, the two sons of Zebedee.
John was in prison when he heard what Christ was doing. So John sent some of his followers
Jesus answered, “Go and tell John what you have heard and seen.
As John's followers were going away, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John:
I tell you no one ever born on this earth is greater than John the Baptist. But whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.
John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, “That man has a demon in him!”
and told his officials, “This is John the Baptist! He has come back from death, and that's why he has the power to work these miracles.”
Herod had earlier arrested John and had him chained and put in prison. He did this because John had told him, “It isn't right for you to take Herodias, the wife of your brother Philip.”
Herod wanted to kill John. But the people thought John was a prophet, and Herod was afraid of what they might do.
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While he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto him: ''Allah gives you the glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a Prophet, - of the (goodly) company of the righteous.''
(His prayer was answered): ''O Zakariya! We give you good news of a son: his name shall be Yahya: on none by that name We have conferred distinction before.''
(To his son came the command): ''O Yahya! take hold of the Book with might'': and We gave him Wisdom even as a youth,
So We listened to him: and We granted him Yahya: We cured his wife's (barrenness) for him. These (three) were ever quick in emulation in good works: they used to call on Us with love and reverence, and humble themselves before Us.
And Zakariya and John, and Jesus and Elias all in the ranks of the Righteous:
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