Luke 1:8

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

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  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 These were their assigned duties for their service when they came into the house of the Lord, as prescribed by their father Aaron, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 Solomon followed the ordinance of his father David by appointing the divisions of the priests for their duties and the Levites for their responsibilities, to praise and minister before the priests according to the daily schedule. He also appointed the gatekeepers in their divisions by each gate, for this was the command of David, the man of God.
  • 2 Chr 31:2 : 2 Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites, each man according to his service—priests and Levites alike—for burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to sing praises at the gates of the Lord’s camp.
  • Luke 1:5 : 5 In 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.
  • 2 Chr 31:19 : 19 For the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the fields surrounding their towns, men were designated by name to distribute portions to every male among the priests and to everyone enlisted in the genealogical records among the Levites.
  • Ezra 6:18 : 18 Then they appointed the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their groups for the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
  • 2 Chr 11:14 : 14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests of the LORD.
  • Exod 28:1 : 1 Now bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron.
  • Exod 28:41 : 41 Clothe your brother Aaron and his sons with these garments. Anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests.
  • Exod 29:1 : 1 This is the procedure you shall follow to consecrate them to serve Me as priests: Take one young bull and two unblemished rams.
  • Exod 29:9 : 9 Gird them with sashes, both Aaron and his sons, and fasten caps on their heads. The priesthood shall be theirs by a lasting statute. In this way, you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.
  • Exod 29:44 : 44 I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
  • Exod 30:30 : 30 You shall anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so that they may serve as priests to me.
  • Num 18:7 : 7 But you and your sons with you are to diligently guard your priestly duties for every aspect of the altar and the area behind the curtain. I have given your priesthood to you as a service of gift. Any unauthorized person who approaches shall be put to death.
  • 1 Chr 24:2 : 2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

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  • Luke 1:9-26
    18 verses
    87%

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

    10At the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.

    11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

    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.

    23When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.

    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 1:5-7
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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.

  • 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 1:62-67
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    74%

    62So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

    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 3:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

    2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.

  • 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 1:39-41
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    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 1:74-76
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    73%

    74that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, would serve Him without fear,

    75in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.

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

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    72%

    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:

  • Luke 1:80
    71%

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

  • Luke 1:44
    70%

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

  • 2 Chr 5:11
    70%

    11When the priests came out of the holy place, for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves without regard to their divisions,

  • 1 Sam 2:11
    69%

    11'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'

  • Luke 2:23
    69%

    23(As it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.")

  • Luke 2:6
    68%

    6While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

  • Luke 1:32
    67%

    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Luke 2:40
    67%

    40And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.