Luke 1:9
“According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord.”
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Luke 1:9 Context
7And they had no childe, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well striken in yeeres. 8And it came to passe, that while he executed the Priests office before God in the order of his course, 9According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. 10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. 11And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense.
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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.
- King James Version
according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- New American Standard Version (1995)