Verse Comparison: Luke 1:9
American Standard Version
according to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Amplified® Bible
As was the custom of the priesthood, it fell to him by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Contemporary English Version
According to the custom of the priests, he had been chosen to go into the Lord's temple that day and to burn incense,
Darby English Version
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
Good News Bible
According to the custom followed by the priests, he was chosen by lot to burn incense on the altar. So he went into the Temple of the Lord,
International Standard Version
he was chosen by lot to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense, according to the custom of the priests.
King James Version
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
New American Standard Bible
according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
New International Version
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
New King James Version
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
according to the custom of the priestly office, he became chosen by lot to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
Young's Literal Translation
according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,
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