People hurried to him and among them John, the son of Zebedee, who asked for forgiveness and baptism at the hands of the Baptist in the River Jordan. He was possibly a relative of the family of the high priest Annas because he was known to them and he had the right to enter the palace. Thus, he was close to a priestly family.
Watu walikuwa wakikimbia kwake na mmoja wao ni Yohana mwana wa Zebedayo aliyeomba msamaha na kubatitzwa mto Jorodani kwa mkono wa huyu Mbatizaji. Pia inafikiriwa kwamba alikuwa jamaa ya familia ya Kuhani Mkuu Anasi, kwa kuwa alijulikana kwao na kuruhusiwa kuingia ndani ya jumba lake.(Yoh.18:15). Yaani alikuwa wa karibu na jamii ya ukuhani.