There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Luke 1:8 - English Majority Text Version 2009 So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now while on duty, serving as priest before God in the order of his division, American Standard Version (1901) Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, Common English Bible One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God because his priestly division was on duty. Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that, when he was exercising the priesthood before God, in the order of his section, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God, |
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.