Luke 1:8

But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 had no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and, both, had become, advanced in their days.

9according to the custom of his priesthood, it fell to his lot to offer incense, entering into the Temple of the Lord;

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Cross References

Exodus 28:41And thou shalt clothe therewith Aaron thy brother, and his sons, with him,—and shalt anoint them and install them, and hallow them, so shall they minister as priests unto me.

Exodus 29:9and thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and twist round for them caps, so shall they have priesthood by a statute age-abiding,—so shalt thou install, Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30Aaron also, and his sons, shalt thou anoint,—so shalt thou hallow them to minister as priests unto me.

1 Chronicles 24:2but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none,—but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;

2 Chronicles 8:14and he caused to stand, according to the regulation of David his father, the courses of the priests over their service and of the Levites over their charges, to offer praise and to minister before the priests, for the duty of each day upon its own day, and the gate-keepers in their courses, at every several gate,—for, such, was the commandment of David the man of God;

2 Chronicles 31:2And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests, and the Levites, over their courses, every man according to the requirements of his service, both priests and Levites, for ascending-sacrifice and for peace-offerings,—to be in attendance and to give thanks and to offer praise, in the gates of the camps of Yahweh;

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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