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Then you will know that the things people have told you are true.

When Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah. He was one of a group of priests, and Abijah was their leader. Zechariah's wife Elizabeth came from the family of Aaron.

Both of them were good people as God saw them. They obeyed all the laws and the things that the Lord said they should do.

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so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.(A)

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In the time of Herod king of Judea(B) there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah;(C) his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(D)

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