Luke 1:8
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
KJV
ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ ἱερατεύειν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ τάξει τῆς ἐφημερίας αὐτοῦ ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ,
Greek NT
Factum est autem, cum sacerdotio fungeretur in ordine vicis suæ ante Deum,
Vulgate
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,
ASV
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
τάξις
taxis
noun · 9×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐφημερία
ephemeria
noun · 2×
ἔναντι
enanti
preposition · 3×
ἱερατεύω
ierateuo
verb · 1×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Proofs of the foregoing, drawn from the Gospels of Mark and Luke. 1. Luke also, the follower and disciple of the apostles, referring to Zacharias and Elisabeth, from whom, according to promise, John was born, says: And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1:6 And again, speaking of Zacharias: And it came…
Cross-references
- 1Chr 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.
- 2Chr 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 e
- 2Chr 11:14 — For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD:
- 2Chr 31:2 — And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minis
- 2Chr 31:19 — Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the
- Exod 28:1 — 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 Itham
- Exod 28:41 — And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Exod 29:1 — 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,
- Exod 29:9 — And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
- Exod 29:44 — And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
- Exod 30:30 — And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
- Ezra 6:18 — And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
- Heb 9:6 — Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.
- 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.