because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

The man said to him, "Teacher, I have wholeheartedly obeyed all these laws since my youth."

Then Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

Now when evening had already come, since it was the day of preparation (that is, the day before the Sabbath),