Luke 1:8 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 1:8

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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ASV

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

WEB

One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

YLT

And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

DBT

And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service beforeGod in the order of his course,

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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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.
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.
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.
Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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.

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This was not the high priest burning incense on the day of atonement, as some have fondly imagined, who have thought by that to find out the time of our Saviour's birth; but it is plain that it was the burning of the daily incense at the altar of incense (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Zechariah the prophet was the last of the Old Testament that was conversant with angels, and Zacharias the priest the first in the New Testament. How Zacharias was employed in the service of God (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

LUK 1:82CH 31:2 1CH 24:1
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LUK 1:8LUK 1:5 1CH 24:10
LUK 1:8LUK 1:5 MAT 2:1
LUK 1:8EZR 6:18 NUM 3:6
LUK 1:81CH 24:19 1CH 9:25
LUK 1:8LUK 1:5 1CH 24:19
LUK 1:82CH 31:2 2CH 23:8
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LUK 1:82CH 8:14 1CH 9:17

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