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Luke 1:8 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 8
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,Luke 1:8 · King James Version
Luke 1:8 in context
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.
8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- officehierateuōto be a priest, discharge the office of a priest, to be busied in sacred dutiesG2407 →
- beforeenantibeforeG1725 →
- ordertaxisan arranging, arrangement, order, a fixed succession observing a fixed time, due or right…G5010 →
- passginomaito becomeG1096 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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