But others give another reason for the destruction of Zacharias. For at the murder of the children the blessed John was to be slain with the rest of the same age, but Elisabeth, snatching up her son from the midst of the slaughter, sought the desert. And so when Herod’s soldiers could not find Elisabeth and the child, they turn their wrath against Zacharias, killing him as he was ministering in the temple.
It follows, Woe to you, lawyers, for ye have taken away the key of knowledge.
Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).
Also cites: Geometer.