Luke 1:5

World English Bible (2000)

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 24:10 : 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
  • 1 Chr 24:19 : 19 This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance [given] to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
  • Neh 12:4 : 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,
  • Neh 12:17 : 17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

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  • Luke 1:6-9
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    6They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

    7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

    8Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

    9according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

    24After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25"Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men."

    26Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

    12Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

    13But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

    14You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord."

    18Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."

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

  • Luke 1:56-61
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    56Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

    57Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

    58Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

    59It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

    60His mother answered, "Not so; but he will be called John."

    61They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name."

  • Luke 1:39-42
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    39Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

    40and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

    41It happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, that the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42She called out with a loud voice, and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!

  • Luke 1:36
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    36Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

    67His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

  • Luke 3:1-2
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    1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

    2in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

  • Matt 1:13-16
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    13Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.

    14Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.

    15Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.

    16Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

  • Luke 1:4
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    4that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.

  • 1 Sam 1:1
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    1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

  • Luke 1:75-76
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    75In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

    45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!"

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bring forth a son, and will call his name 'Jesus.'

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

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    1In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 3:29
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    29the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

  • Luke 1:21
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    21The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

  • Luke 2:4-5
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    4Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

    5to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.