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


In Context

18 And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

19 And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

20 and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'

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

22 and having come out, he was not able to speak to them, and they perceived that a vision he had seen in the sanctuary, and he was beckoning to them, and did remain dumb.

23 And it came to pass, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he went away to his house,

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:21Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed 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 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.