Luke 1:8
New International Version
Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

New Living Translation
One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.

English Standard Version
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

Berean Standard Bible
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Berean Literal Bible
Now it came to pass, in his fulfilling the priestly service before God in the order of his division,

King James Bible
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

New King James Version
So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

New American Standard Bible
Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

NASB 1995
Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

NASB 1977
Now it came about, while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the order of his division,

Amplified Bible
Now it happened while Zacharias was serving as priest before God in the appointed order of his priestly division,

Christian Standard Bible
When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And as he was exercising his priestly function in the order of his service before God,

Contemporary English Version
One day Zechariah's group of priests were on duty, and he was serving God as a priest.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

English Revised Version
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Zechariah was on duty with his division of priests. As he served in God's presence,

Good News Translation
One day Zechariah was doing his work as a priest in the Temple, taking his turn in the daily service.

International Standard Version
When Zechariah was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,

Literal Standard Version
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his division before God,

Majority Standard Bible
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

New American Bible
Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God,

NET Bible
Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

New Revised Standard Version
Once when he was serving as priest before God and his section was on duty,

New Heart English Bible
Now it happened, while he was performing the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, that, while he executed the priests' office before God in the order of his course,

Weymouth New Testament
Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

World English Bible
Now while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his division

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

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Context
Gabriel Foretells John's Birth
7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years. 8One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God, 9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:19
This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

2 Chronicles 8:14
In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.

2 Chronicles 31:2
Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites--each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites--for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD's dwelling.

Luke 1:7
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.


Treasury of Scripture

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

he.

Exodus 28:1,41
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons…

Exodus 29:1,9,44
And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, …

Exodus 30:30
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.

in.

Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

1 Chronicles 24:19
These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

2 Chronicles 8:14
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














(8) In the order of his course.--This was settled by rotation. Attempts have been made by reckoning back from the date of the destruction of the Temple, when it is known that the "course" of Joiarib was ministering on the ninth day of the Jewish month Ab, to fix the precise date of the events here narrated, and so of our Lord's Nativity, but all such attempts are necessarily more or less precarious.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
One day
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

while
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[Zechariah’s]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

division
ἐφημερίας (ephēmerias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2183: From ephemeros; diurnality, i.e. the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families.

was on duty
τάξει (taxei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5010: From tasso; regular arrangement, i.e. fixed succession, official dignity.

[and]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

he
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was serving as priest
ἱερατεύειν (hierateuein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 2407: To serve as priest. Prolongation from hiereus; to be a priest, i.e. Perform his functions.

before
ἔναντι (enanti)
Preposition
Strong's 1725: Before, in the presence of. From en and anti; in front of.

God,
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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