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Luke 1:21

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

KJV

καὶ ἦν ὁ λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸν Ζαχαρίαν, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐν τῷ χρονίζειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ναῷ.

Greek NT

Et erat plebs exspectans Zachariam : et mirabantur quod tardaret ipse in templo.

Vulgate

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

ASV

And the people were waiting for Zachary: and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Ζαχαρίας
zacharias
noun · 11×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θαυμάζω
thaumazo
verb · 43×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
ναός
naos
noun · 45×
προσδοκάω
prosdokao
verb · 16×
χρονίζω
chronizo
verb · 5×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόν | WH/NIV: ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόν | Treg/RP: αὐτόν ἐν τῷ ναῷ
  • ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόνSBLGNT
  • ἐν τῷ ναῷ αὐτόνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτόν ἐν τῷ ναῷTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 30:23 — And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
  • Lev 9:23 — And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.