And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, Before God - In the temple, where God used to manifest his presence, though long before this time he had forsaken it; yet, on this important occasion, the angel of his presence had visited it.
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Luke 1:8
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,