Luke 1:21

Now ¹  the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder ²  why he was delayed in the holy place. ³ 

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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

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The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.

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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out, wondering why he was taking so long.

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Meanwhile, the congregation waiting for Zachariah was getting restless, wondering what was keeping him so long in the sanctuary.

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And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

bibleoremus Luk 1:21

Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zechariah, and wondered at his delay in the sanctuary.

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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.

biblegateway Luk 1:21

Now ¹  the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder ²  why he was delayed in the holy place. ³ 

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn The imperfect verb ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

³ tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.