John's account of the Baptist is different from that of the synoptic gospels. In this gospel, John is not called "the Baptist."[33] The Baptist's ministry overlaps with that of Jesus; his baptism of Jesus is not explicitly mentioned, but his witness to Jesus is unambiguous.[33] The evangelist almost certainly knew the story of John's baptism of Jesus and he makes a vital theological use of it.[34] He subordinates the Baptist to Jesus, perhaps in response to members of the Baptist's sect who regarded the Jesus movement as an offshoot of their movement.[35]