² When John,^(A) who was in prison,^(B) heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples

¹² John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.^(A) Then they went and told Jesus.

Jesus’ Teaching on Prayer^(A)(B)

11 One day Jesus was praying^(C) in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord,^(D) teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

John’s Disciples Follow Jesus^(A)

³⁵ The next day John^(B) was there again with two of his disciples.

²⁵ An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.^(A)

Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman

4 Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John^(A)—

²⁵ He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor^[a](A) and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.^(B)

³ So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.