Luke 1:5-10 (His wife Elizabeth was, like himself, a member of the priest tribe of the Jews, a descendant of Aaron.) ⁶ Zacharias and Elizabeth were godly folk, careful to obey all of God’s laws in spirit as well as in letter.
⁷ But they had no children, for Elizabeth was barren; and now they were both very old.
⁸ One day as Zacharias was going about his work in the Temple-for his division was on duty that week, the honor fell to him by lot to enter the inner sanctuary and burn incense before the Lord.
¹⁰ Meanwhile, a great crowd stood outside the Temple court, praying as they always did during that part of the service when the incense was being burned.