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

And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned ° unto them, and remained speechless.

And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. °

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Luke 1:23

1:23 accomplished. There were many hundreds of priests, so this was undoubtedly the only opportunity Zacharias would ever have to minister at the altar of incense in the temple. Because of the faithfulness of him and his wife, God chose this auspicious occasion to announce the miraculous answer to their prayers.

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