Luke 1:8

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance [given] unto them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
  • 2 Chr 31:2 : 2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.
  • Luke 1:5 : 5 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.
  • 2 Chr 31:19 : 19 Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.
  • Ezra 6:18 : 18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
  • 2 Chr 11:14 : 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto Jehovah;
  • Exod 28:1 : 1 And bring thou near unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
  • Exod 28:41 : 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him, and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. [
  • Exod 29:1 : 1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish,
  • Exod 29:9 : 9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
  • Exod 29:44 : 44 And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest's office.
  • Exod 30:30 : 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
  • Num 18:7 : 7 And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood for everything of the altar, and for that within the veil; and ye shall serve: I give you the priesthood as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
  • 1 Chr 24:2 : 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:9-26
    18 verses
    87%

    9according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

    11And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.

    12And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.

    13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

    14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

    16And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.

    17And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared [for him] .

    18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

    19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

    20And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

    21And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

    22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

    23And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

    24And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:5-7
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    81%

    5There 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.

    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

    7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

  • Luke 1:56-59
    4 verses
    75%

    56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

    57Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

    58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

    59And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

  • Luke 1:62-67
    6 verses
    74%

    62And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

    63And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

    64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, blessing God.

    65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

    66And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

  • Luke 3:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

    2in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

  • Luke 1:36
    73%

    36And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

  • Luke 1:39-41
    3 verses
    73%

    39And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

    40and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.

    41And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

  • Luke 1:74-76
    3 verses
    73%

    74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,

    75In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

    76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

  • Luke 2:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

    28then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

  • Luke 1:80
    71%

    80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

  • Luke 1:44
    70%

    44For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

  • 2 Chr 5:11
    70%

    11And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, (for all the priests that were present had sanctified themselves, and did not keep their courses;

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    69%

    11And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest.

  • Luke 2:23
    69%

    23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

  • Luke 2:6
    68%

    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

  • Luke 1:32
    67%

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Luke 2:40
    67%

    40And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.