So ¹  he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.) ¹ 

He had James, the brother of John, executed with a sword. ¹ 

When ¹  John’s messengers had gone, Jesus ²  began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness ³  to see? A reed shaken by the wind? ⁴ 

Many ¹  came to him and began to say, “John ²  performed ³  no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man ⁴  was true!”

Now when Jesus ¹  heard that John had been imprisoned, ²  he went into Galilee.

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared. ¹ 

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’ ¹ 

because John had repeatedly told ¹  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ² 

Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

Now ¹  when the other ten ²  heard this, ³  they became angry with James and John.

John’s baptism – was it from heaven or from people? ¹  Answer me.”

But ¹  his mother replied, ²  “No! He must be named ³  John.” ⁴ 

Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

John’s ¹  disciples informed him about all these things. So ²  John called ³  two of his disciples

John’s baptism ¹  – was it from heaven or from people?” ² 

A man came, sent from God, whose name was John. ¹ 

These things happened in Bethany ¹  across the Jordan River ²  where John was baptizing.

Again the next day John ¹  was standing there ²  with two of his disciples.