21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.


In Context

18 Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."

19 The angel answered, "I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.

20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their proper time."

21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

22 When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

23 When his time of service was completed, he returned home.

Luke 1:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple.