Luke 1:8

And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God,

Wycliffe (portions)

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 thei hadden no child, for Elizabeth was bareyn, and bothe weren of grete age in her daies.

9aftir the custome of the preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to encense.

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41And thou schalt clothe Aaron, thi brother, with alle these, and hise sones with hym. And thou schalt sacre the hondis of alle; and thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in preesthood to me.

Exodus 29:9and thou schalt girde Aaron and hise sones with a girdil; and thou schalt sette mytris on hem; and thei schulen be my preestis bi euerlastynge religioun. After that thou hast halewid `the hondis of hem,

Exodus 30:30Thou schalt anoynte Aaron, and hise sones, and thou schalt halewe hem, that thei be set in presthod to me.

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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