john not the Christ, but john sent ahead of jesus.

Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism

John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,
(This was before John was thrown into prison.)

Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.

so they went to John and told him, "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the one about whom you testified-look, he's baptizing, and everyone is going to him!"

John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.

You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him.'

The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.

He must become more important, but I must become less important.

He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.

The person who has accepted his testimony has acknowledged that God is truthful.

For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

The disciples of John told Jesus about how john die

About this time, King Herod Antipas, the tetrarch, heard about all the things that Jesus was doing. He was perplexed because some thought Jesus was John the Baptist risen from the dead. Others thought that Jesus was Elijah or some other prophet.

Herod began to ask if John the Baptist, who he beheaded, had risen from the dead.

Herod had arrested John and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias. Herodias had been the wife of his brother Phillip.

John the Baptist had spoken up and said that it was not lawful or right for Herod to take his brother’s wife.

Herodias hated John the Baptist and was looking for a way to kill him. Herod feared John, but nevertheless spent time talking with him.

Herodias got her chance to kill John on Herod’s birthday. All the highest ranking people in the land were invited. When it came time for entertainment, Herodias had her daughter dance for Herod, and he was very pleased.

Herod promised her with an oath in front of everyone that he would give her anything she wanted, up to half his kingdom. She conspired with her mother and asked Herod for the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

Herod was very grieved at this, but because he was afraid of losing face and for the sake of his oath, he commanded that John’s head be cut off and brought to the party on a platter.

One of Herod’s soldiers went to the prison where John was, beheaded him, put his head on a platter and gave it to the girl who then gave it to her mother Herodias.
The disciples of John collected his body and buried it. They told Jesus what had happened.

Jesus Goes to Galilee

Air view of ancient biblical excavation in Tel Hatzor, Galilee





It was about this time that Herod, governor of Galilee, who had been reproved by John the Baptist for taking his brother’s wife and for all the other evil things that he did, sent soldiers to arrest John.
After John was put into prison, Jesus left Judea and headed for Galilee. He knew that the Pharisees erroneously thought he was baptizing more disciples than John.