Luke 1:9

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

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

In Context

8And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the ordre of his cours tofor God,

10And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng.

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Cross References

Exodus 30:7And Aaron schal brenne theronne encense smellynge swetly eerli; whanne he schal araye the lanternes, he schal brenne it;

Numbers 16:40that the sones of Israel schulden haue thingis aftirward, bi whiche thei schulden remembre, lest ony alien, and which is not of the seed of Aaron, neiy to offre encense to the Lord, lest he suffre, as Chore sufferide, and al his multitude, while the Lord spak to Moises.

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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