And Herod searched for John, and sent officers to Zacharias, saying: Where hast thou hid thy son?
2And he, answering, said to them: I am the servant of God in holy things, and I sit constantly in the temple of the Lord: I do not know where my son is.
3And the officers went away, and reported all these things to Herod.
4And Herod was enraged, and said: His son is destined to be king over Israel.
5And he sent to him again, saying: Tell the truth; where is thy son? for thou knowest that thy life is in my hand.
6And Zacharias said: I am God's martyr, if thou sheddest my blood; for the Lord will receive my spirit, because thou sheddest innocent blood at the vestibule of the temple of the Lord.
7And Zacharias was murdered about daybreak.
8And the sons of Israel did not know that he had been murdered.