In the days when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the division of Abijah. His wife was also a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Once when he was acting as priest before God, when his division was on duty,

Then he warned him to tell nobody, "But go," he said, "show yourself to the priest, and in proof of your cure make the offerings for your purification, just as Moses prescribed."

Now a priest happened to be going that way, and when he saw him, he went by on the other side of the road.

And one of them did strike at the high priest's slave and cut his right ear off.

Then they arrested him and led him away and took him to the house of the high priest. And Peter followed at a distance.