Ministration (λειτουργιας). Our word liturgy. A common word in ancient Greek for public service, work for the people (λεως εργον).…

23. As soon as the days of his ministration, and so forth.

As soon as he had fulfilled the duties of the week, it might have been s…

The days of his ministration.—The word used for "ministration" conveys, like the ministering spirits of Hebrews 1:14, the…

I do not wonder that, in her solemn joy, she shunned the gossips of the neighborhood and kept herself in seclusion. I do believe that there is many…

The Venerable Bede: During their appointed time of service, the priests of the temple were so occupied by their duties that the…

As with the announcement to Mary, the word concerning Zechariah and Elizabeth’s promised son was given before his conception. It is characteristic …

When the days were fulfilled—Λειτουργία is used by Luke to denote a charge or office, which passed, as we have said, to each of them in re…

And it came to pass, that as soon as the days of his
ministration
In the order of the…

The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners, as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were distingui…