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.

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The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold

In the time of Herod king of Judea(A) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(B) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.

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

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Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,(A)

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According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

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he was chosen by lot,(A) according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.(B)

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