during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert.

He ate nothing during these days, and at the close of them he was hungry.

But the ruler of the synagogue was indignant at Jesus for healing her on the Sabbath, and said to the crowd. "There are six days of the week on which men ought to work. Therefore come during those, and get cured, but not on the Sabbath Day."

and when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent him to Herod, who himself happened to be in Jerusalem during those days.