Luke 1:5 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

3 But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

In the days when Herod was king of Judea there was a certain priest whose name was Zachariah, of the daily service (the division) of Abia; and his wife was also a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

American Standard Version (1901)

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Common English Bible

During the rule of King Herod of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

Catholic Public Domain Version

There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the section of Abijah, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Luke 1:5 Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:10

5 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

1 Chronicles 24:19

4 The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.

Nehemiah 12:17

2 The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded, and the priests in the reign of Darius the Persian.

Nehemiah 12:4

And Becbecia, and Hanni, and their brethren every one in his office.

Matthew 2:1

Who having heard the king, went their way; and behold the star which they had seen in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the child was.

Luke 1:13

1 And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.

Luke 1:24

2 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.