Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Ver. 2. Annas and Caiaphas being high priests] By turns, John 11:49; Acts 4:6, contrary to the old order. Throughout the whole Turkish territories, there is but one Mufta, or high priest, and he is the supreme judge and rectifier of all actions, as well civil as ecclesiastical.