Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
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 King James verseion
And it happened in his serving in the order of his course, before God,
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,
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 But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old. 8 Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty, 9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:19
This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord's temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.
2 Chronicles 8:14
As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered.
2 Chronicles 31:2
Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites to do their assigned tasks -- to offer burnt sacrifices and present offerings and to serve, give thanks, and offer praise in the gates of the Lord's sanctuary.
Luke 1:5
During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.
Exodus 28:1
"And you, bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him from among the Israelites, so that they may minister as my priests -- Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
Exodus 28:41
"You are to clothe them -- your brother Aaron and his sons with him -- and anoint them and ordain them and set them apart as holy, so that they may minister as my priests.
Exodus 29:1
"Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish;
Exodus 29:9
and wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and put headbands on them, and so the ministry of priesthood will belong to them by a perpetual ordinance. Thus you are to consecrate Aaron and his sons.
Exodus 29:44
"So I will set apart as holy the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons, that they may minister as priests to me.
Exodus 30:30
"You are to anoint Aaron and his sons and sanctify them, so that they may minister as my priests.
Numbers 18:7
But you and your sons with you are responsible for your priestly duties, for everything at the altar and within the curtain. And you must serve. I give you the priesthood as a gift for service; but the unauthorized person who approaches must be put to death."
1 Chronicles 24:2
Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
2 Chronicles 11:14
The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord's priests.
2 Chronicles 31:19
As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, men were assigned to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.
Ezra 6:18
They appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their divisions over the worship of God at Jerusalem, in accord with the book of Moses.