Luke 1:8

Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before 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 they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

9And as was the way of the priests, he had to go into the Temple to see to the burning of perfumes.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me.

Exodus 29:9And put the linen bands round Aaron and his sons, and the head-dresses on them, to make them priests by my order for ever: so you are to make Aaron and his sons holy to me.

Exodus 30:30And put the oil on Aaron and his sons, making them holy to do the work of priests to me.

1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.

2 Chronicles 8:14And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.

2 Chronicles 31:2Then Hezekiah put in order the divisions of the priests and Levites, every man in his division, in relation to his work, for the burned offerings and peace-offerings, and for the ordering of worship and for giving praise at the doors of the Lord's house.

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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