There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

it fell to his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office, having gone into the temple of the Lord, to offer incense;

And He charged him to tell no one; but, "Departing, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

"And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be poured out, and the skins will perish.

And by chance, a certain priest was going down that way; and, seeing him, he passed by on the opposite side.

"But the tax-collector, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but was smiting his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!'

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

And, seizing Him, they led Him away, and brought Him into the house of the high priest. But Peter was following afar off.