In the days when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest whose name was 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, it fell to his lot,

Then He warned him not to tell anybody, but rather He said, "Go, show yourself to the priest, and, to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification, just as Moses prescribed."

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

Then one of them struck the high priest's slave and cut off his right ear.

Then they arrested Him and led Him away and brought Him to the house of the high priest. Peter was following at a distance.