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Luke 1:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Luke 1:8

Verse 8 of 80

Scripture focus

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

Luke 1:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Luke 1:8

Theological / Devotional

It came to pass. Gr. egeneto, from ginomai, “to become,” or “to be.” The expression, when appearing at the beginning of a narrative section, as here, is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew formula wayehi, “it came to pass,” so common in the OT. The expression is consistently omitted in some modern translations inasmuch as the sense is clear and complete without it.

His course. See on v. 5.

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