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Luke 1:23 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 23
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.Luke 1:23 · King James Version
Luke 1:23 in context
21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long 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: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ministrationleitourgiaa public office which a citizen undertakes to administer at his own expense, any service…G3009 →
- accomplishedpimplēmito fill, to be fulfilled, to be filledG4130 →
- departedaperchomaito go away, depart, to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his…G565 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
- dayshēmerathe day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as…G2250 →
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