Luke 1:5-9 ▼

5 There was in the time of Herod, the king of Judaea, a priest of the name of Zechariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife who was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

6 They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.

7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

8 Now while he was doing priestly duty before God in the prescribed course of his class,

9 it fell to his lot--according to the custom of the priesthood--to go into the Sanctuary of the Lord and burn the incense;