Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God,
New American Standard Bible
Now it happened that while
King James Version
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Holman Bible
When his division was on duty
International Standard Version
When Zechariah was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,
A Conservative Version
But it came to pass during his service as a priest in the course of his division in the presence of God,
American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Amplified
Now it happened while Zacharias was serving as priest before God in the appointed order of his priestly division,
An Understandable Version
Now it happened that when Zacharias' turn came in his division,
Anderson New Testament
It came to pass, while he was officiating as priest before God, in the order of his class, that,
Bible in Basic English
Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,
Common New Testament
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
Daniel Mace New Testament
now Zachary was to officiate in divine service, in the order of his family,
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, as he fulfilled his priestly service before God in the order of his course,
Godbey New Testament
And it came to pass, while he was officiating in the order of his course before God,
Goodspeed New Testament
Once when he was acting as priest before God, when his division was on duty,
John Wesley New Testament
And while he executed the priest's office before God,
Julia Smith Translation
And it was in his being priest, in the arranging of the daily order before God,
King James 2000
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened that [while] he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it came to pass, as he executed the priest's office before God as his course came,
Moffatt New Testament
Now while he was officiating before God in the due course of his division,
Montgomery New Testament
Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,
NET Bible
Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
New Heart English Bible
Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
Noyes New Testament
And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,
Sawyer New Testament
And when he was performing the priest's office in the order of his class before God, it fell to his lot,
The Emphasized Bible
But it came to pass, as he was doing priestly service in the order of his daily course, before God,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And it came to pass, as he discharged his priestly office in the order of his periodical ministration before God,
Twentieth Century New Testament
One day, when Zechariah was officiating as priest before God, during the turn of his Division,
Webster
And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,
Weymouth New Testament
Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,
Williams New Testament
Once when he was acting as priest before God, when his division was on duty, it fell to his lot,
World English Bible
Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,
Worrell New Testament
Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God,
Worsley New Testament
And it came to pass, while he was in the order of his course performing the priest's office before God,
Youngs Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Elisabeth
Elisabeth (elizabeth) » The wife of zacharias and the mother of john the baptist
Joy » Instances of » Of elisabeth, when mary visited her
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prediction Of John The Baptist's Birth
7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren. And both were advanced in their days. 8 And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God, 9 according to the custom of the priests, it was his lot to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:19
These were their orderings in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their manner, to Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel had commanded him.
2 Chronicles 8:14
And according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions 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; and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.
2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah set the courses of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each 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 Jehovah.
Luke 1:5
In the days of Herod, the king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Exodus 28:1
And you shall take to yourself Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the sons of Israel, so that he may minister to Me in the priest's office: Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Exodus 28:41
And you shall clothe Aaron your brother with them, and his sons with him. And you shall anoint them, and you shall consecrate them, and you shall sanctify them, so 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 sanctify them to minister to Me in the priest's office. Take one bull, the son of the herd, and two rams without blemish,
Exodus 29:9
And you shall gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind turbans on them. And the priest's office shall be theirs for an everlasting statute. And you shall consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Exodus 29:44
And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar. I will also sanctify both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me in the priest's office.
Exodus 30:30
And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them, so that they may minister to Me in the priest's office.
Numbers 18:7
Therefore you and your sons with you shall keep your priests' office for everything of the altar and inside the veil. And you shall serve. I have given your priest's office as a service of gift. And the stranger that comes near shall be put to death.
1 Chronicles 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. And Eleazar and Ithamar were priests.
2 Chronicles 11:14
For the Levites left their open lands and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests' office to Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 31:19
And to the sons of Aaron, the priests, in the fields of the open lands of their cities, in each separate city were the men who were named by name, to give shares to all the males among the priests, and to all who were counted by genealogies among the Levites.
Ezra 6:18
And they set the priests in their sections, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.