Luke 1:8 - Tree of Life Version

⁸ Now it happened to be Zechariah’s time to serve as kohen before Adonai in the order of his division.

More versions

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 their duties for their avodah upon entering into the House of Adonai according to the ordinance given to them by the hand of Aaron their father, just as Adonai the God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as kohanim.

2 Chronicles 11:14

The Levites even abandoned their pastures and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as kohanim to Adonai,

2 Chronicles 31:19

As for the sons of Aaron, the kohanim, who lived in the fields of the common lands of their towns—in every town—men were designated by name to distribute portions to all the males among the kohanim and to all who were genealogically registered among the Levites.

2 Chronicles 31:2

Then Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the kohanim and the Levites together with their divisions, each of the kohanim and Levites according to his service: for burnt offerings, peace offerings, to minister, to praise, or to sing praises in the gates of the courts of Adonai.

2 Chronicles 8:14

Following the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the kohanim for their avodah and the Levites for their duties—to praise and minister alongside the kohanim according to the daily assignment—and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate, because this is what David the man of God had commanded.

Ezra 6:18

They appointed the kohanim in their divisions and the Levites in their divisions over the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.

Exodus 28:1

“Bring your brother Aaron near with his sons from among Bnei-Yisrael, so that they may minister to Me as kohanim—Aaron and his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Exodus 28:41

Put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him, and anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, so that they may minister to Me as kohanim.

Exodus 29:1

“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate them, so that they may minister as kohanim. Take one young bull and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:44

“So I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar. I will also sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as kohanim.

Exodus 29:9

You are to gird Aaron and his sons with sashes, tie headwear on them, and they shall hold the priesthood by a perpetual statute. In this way you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 30:30

“You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them, so that they may minister to Me as kohanim.

Numbers 18:7

But you and your sons with you are to maintain your priesthood for everything pertaining to the altar and inside the parokhet . I am giving you the ministry of the priesthood as a gift. Anyone unauthorized who approaches will die.”

Luke 1:5

In the days of Herod, King of Judah, there was a kohen named Zechariah from the priestly division of Abijah. Elizabeth, his wife, was from the daughters of Aaron.

Luke 1:7

But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren and both of them were elderly.