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Luke 1:21

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21And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and began to wonder* when* he was delayed in the temple.

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Footnotes

  1. *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to wonder”)
  2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal infinitive (“was delayed”)

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

KJV 1900King James Version

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.