Luke 1:23

It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house.

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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

22But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent.

24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and for five months she kept herself hidden. She said,

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 9:25Their brothers, who lived in their villages, came in for seven-day rotations, in turn.

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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