During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

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

where for forty days he endured temptations from the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they were completed, he was famished.

Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.

Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven.

who will not receive many times more in this age -- and in the age to come, eternal life."