during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
ἐπ᾿ ἀρχιερέων Ἄννα καὶ Καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα Θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν τοῦ Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.