Luke 1:5-9 ▼

5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest, Zacharias by name, of the course of Abija; and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the law blameless.

7 And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were far advanced in their days.

8 Now it came to pass, that, while he was doing priestly service in the order of his course before God,

9 it fell to his lot, according to the custom of the priest's office, having gone into the temple of the Lord, to offer incense;