Luke 1:23

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

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  • 1 Chr 9:25 : 25 Their relatives, who lived in their settlements, came from time to time and served with them for seven-day periods.
  • 2 Kgs 11:5-7 : 5 He ordered them,“This is what you must do. One third of the unit that is on duty during the Sabbath will guard the royal palace. 6 Another third of you will be stationed at the Foundation Gate. Still another third of you will be stationed at the gate behind the royal guard. You will take turns guarding the palace. 7 The two units who are off duty on the Sabbath will guard the LORD’s temple and protect the king.

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  • Luke 1:24-26
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    24After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

    25“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

    26Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:5-9
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    5Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

    6They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

    7But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

    8Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

    9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.

  • Luke 1:12-22
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    12And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

    13But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

    16He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

    17And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

    18Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

    19The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

    20And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”

    21Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

    22When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

  • Luke 1:56-59
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    56So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

    57The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

    58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

    59On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.

  • Luke 1:38-41
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    38So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

    39Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

    40and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:63-67
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    63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote,“His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

    64Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.

    65All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

    66All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

    67Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

  • Luke 2:27-29
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    27So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,

    28Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

    29“Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord, permit your servant to depart in peace.

  • Luke 1:36
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    36“And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

  • Luke 1:80
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    80And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Luke 1:44
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    44For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

  • Matt 4:12
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    12Preaching in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

  • Mark 1:29
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    29Healings at Simon’s House Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

  • Luke 7:1
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    1Healing the Centurion’s Slave After Jesus had finished teaching all this to the people, he entered Capernaum.

  • Mark 1:45
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    45But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

  • Luke 4:30
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    30But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

  • John 7:53
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    53A Woman Caught in Adultery[[And each one departed to his own house.

  • Luke 2:6
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    6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

  • Luke 9:51
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    51Rejection in Samaria Now when the days drew near for him to be taken up, Jesus set out resolutely to go to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 2:22
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    22Jesus’ Presentation at the Temple Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

  • John 4:3
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    3he left Judea and set out once more for Galilee.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,