# Now it came about that Zechariah This phrase shows that Luke is starting to tell what happened to Zechariah. Alternate translation: "Now it happened that Zechariah" or "One day Zechariah" # Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties "Zechariah was in God's temple, doing the work of a priest" # in the order of his division "when it was his group's turn" or "when the time came for his group to serve"