Luke 1:8 - American King James Version (1999)

⁸ And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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

⁸ Now while on duty, serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

Common English Bible

⁸ One day Zechariah was serving as a priest before God because his priestly division was on duty.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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

⁸ And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

Luke 1:8 Cross References

1 Chronicles 24:19

These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

2 Chronicles 11:14

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office to the LORD:

2 Chronicles 31:19

Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites.

2 Chronicles 31:2

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 8:14

And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

Ezra 6:18

And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

Exodus 28:1

And take you to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Exodus 28:41

And you shall put them on Aaron your brother, and his sons with him; and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:1

And this is the thing that you shall do to them to hallow them, to minister to me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:44

And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:9

And you shall gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30

And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.

Numbers 18:7

Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priest's office for everything of the altar, and within the veil; and you shall serve: I have given your priest's office to you as a service of gift: and the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.

Luke 1:5

THERE was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Luke 1:7

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.