Luke 1:8 - Revised Version 1885

⁸ Now it came to pass, 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

This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the 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 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 cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto the LORD:

2 Chronicles 31:19

Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city; there were men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy 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, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 8:14

And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the doorkeepers 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 bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

Exodus 28:41

And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Exodus 29:1

And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:44

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

Exodus 29:9

And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind headtires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30

And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Numbers 18:7

And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for every thing of the altar, and for that within the veil; and ye shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, 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.

Luke 1:7

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