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Luke 1:21–22

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21And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and began to wonder* when* he was delayed in the temple. 22And when he* came out he was not able to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them, and remained unable to speak.

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  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”)
  3. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came out”) which is understood as temporal

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he kept making signs to them and remained mute.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple. When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary. When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was making signs to them and remained speechless.

NLTNew Living Translation

Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long. When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.