Luke 1:8

Now it happened, as he was officiating as priest before God in the order of his division,

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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

7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and they both were well advanced in years.

9according to the custom of the priesthood, that his lot was to burn incense, upon entering the sanctuary of the Lord;

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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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