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 Ils n’avaient point d’enfants, parce qu’Élisabeth était stérile; et ils étaient l’un et l’autre avancés en âge.

8 Or, pendant qu’il s’acquittait de ses fonctions devant Dieu, selon le tour de sa classe, il fut appelé par le sort,

9 d’après la règle du sacerdoce, à entrer dans le temple du Seigneur pour offrir le parfum.

10 Toute la multitude du peuple était dehors en prière, à l’heure du parfum.

11 Alors un ange du Seigneur apparut à Zacharie, et se tint debout à droite de l’autel des parfums.

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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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