Luke 1:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 1:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 1:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 1:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Luke 1:9 — World English Bible

Luke 1:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Luke 1:9 — American Standard Version

Luke 1:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,”

Luke 1:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 1:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.”

Luke 1:9 — Darby Translation

Luke 1:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense, when he went into the Temple of the Lord.”

Luke 1:9 — Geneva Bible

Luke 1:9 in Context — Luke 1

7 Y no tenían hijo, porque Elisabet era estéril, y ambos eran avanzados en días.

8 Y aconteció que ejerciendo Zacarías el sacerdocio delante de Dios por el orden de su vez,

9 Conforme á la costumbre del sacerdocio, salió en suerte á poner el incienso, entrando en el templo del Señor.

10 Y toda la multitud del pueblo estaba fuera orando á la hora del incienso.

11 Y se le apareció el ángel del Señor puesto en pie á la derecha del altar del incienso.

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What Does Luke 1:9 Mean?

Luke 1:9 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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