There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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

according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

And he charged him to tell no man: but go thy way, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

And they seized him, and led him away , and brought him into the high priest's house. But Peter followed afar off.