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Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth

Luke 1:8

In 9 translations

BSB
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
KJV
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
WEB
Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division
ASV
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
LSV
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,
YLT
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,
DBY
And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,Elohim
DRC
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,
GNV
And it came to passe, as he executed the Priestes office before God, as his course came in order,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ
RP2018
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ,
TR-Boyd
Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ Θεοῦ,
SCR1894
εγενετο δε εν τω ιερατευειν αυτον εν τη ταξει της εφημεριας αυτου εναντι του θεου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Chronicles 24:19This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
  • 2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to…
  • 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing…
  • Luke 1:5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
  • Exodus 29:1“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,
  • Exodus 29:9Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.
  • Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
  • 2 Chronicles 31:19As for the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who lived on the farmlands around each of their cities or in any other city, men were designated by name to distribute a portion to every male among the priests and to…
  • Exodus 29:44So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
  • Exodus 28:41After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.
  • Exodus 30:30Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.
  • Exodus 28:1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
  • 2 Chronicles 11:14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
  • Numbers 18:7But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but…
  • 1 Chronicles 24:2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

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