Luke 1:23

And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

In Context

22And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

24After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:25And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.

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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