9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.


In Context

6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

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

10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Luke 1:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:9According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:9according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:9according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:9according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:9According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.