5 Then the people of Jerusalem and all Ju·deʹa and all the country around the Jordan were going out to him,+6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River,+ openly confessing their sins.
20 For Herod was in fear of John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man,+ and he was keeping him safe. After hearing him, he was at a great loss as to what to do, yet he continued to hear him gladly.