Luke 1:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

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  • 1 Chr 9:25 : 25 And their brothers, in the country places where they were living, were to come in every seven days to be with them from time to time.
  • 2 Kgs 11:5-7 : 5 And he gave them orders, saying, This is what you are to do: the third part of you, who come in on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the king's house, 6 ... 7 And the two divisions of you, who go out on the Sabbath and keep the watch of the house of the Lord,

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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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    7And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

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