And when they had found him, they said to him: All seek for thee.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? behold, the whole world is gone after him.
If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation.
And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized by him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
And it was made void in that day: and so the poor of the flock that keep for me, understood that it is the word of the Lord.
And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him.
And he saith to them: Let us go into the neighbouring towns and cities, that I may preach there also; for to this purpose am I come.