Luke 1:23

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When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.

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  • 1 Chr 9:25 : 25 Their relatives in their villages were required to come in for seven days at regular intervals to join them.
  • 2 Kgs 11:5-7 : 5 He gave them instructions, saying, 'This is what you must do: A third of you who are on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the royal palace— 6 another third should be at the Gate of Sur, and the last third at the gate behind the guards. You are to take turns standing guard over the temple.' 7 The two divisions among you who are off duty on the Sabbath are to guard the temple of the LORD for the king.

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  • Luke 1:24-26
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    24After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

    25'The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor on me in these days, to take away my disgrace among the people.'

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:5-9
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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.

    6Both were righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

    7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

    8Now it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

    9according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

  • Luke 1:12-22
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    12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

    13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

    16He will turn many of the children of Israel back to the Lord their God.

    17And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

    18Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.'

    19The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

    20Now listen, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.

    21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and amazed that he stayed so long in the temple.

    22When he came out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple because he kept making signs to them but remained speechless.

  • Luke 1:56-59
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    56And Mary stayed with her for about three months and then returned to her home.

    57Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

    58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

    59On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

  • Luke 1:38-41
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    38Mary said, 'I am the Lord's servant. May it be done to me according to your word.' Then the angel left her.

    39In those days Mary set out and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah.

    40She entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:63-67
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    63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.

    64Immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue was set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

    65Fear came on all those who lived around them, and throughout the hill country of Judea, all these things were being talked about.

    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

  • Luke 2:27-29
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    27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,

    28Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

    29"Now, Lord, you can let your servant depart in peace, according to your word.

  • Luke 1:36
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    36And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

  • Luke 1:80
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    80The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Luke 1:44
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    44For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

  • Matt 4:12
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    12When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew to Galilee.

  • Mark 1:29
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    29As soon as they left the synagogue, they went with James and John to the house of Simon and Andrew.

  • Luke 7:1
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    1After Jesus had finished all His teachings for the people to hear, He entered Capernaum.

  • Mark 1:45
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    45Instead, he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news, so that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet people still came to him from everywhere.

  • Luke 4:30
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    30But He walked right through the crowd and went on His way.

  • John 7:53
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    53Then each one went to his own house.

  • Luke 2:6
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    6While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

  • Luke 9:51
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    51When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face firmly to go to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 2:22
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    22When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

  • John 4:3
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    3he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,