Luke 1:8

But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,

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In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

In Context

7And there was no child to them because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in their days.

9that, according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the temple of the Lord.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41And thou shall put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:9And thou shall gird them with sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-coverings on them. And they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute. And thou shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no sons. Therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

2 Chronicles 8:14And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, al

2 Chronicles 31:2And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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