Luke 1:11
And an agent of Lord became visible to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
In Context
10And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.
12And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon him.
Cross References
Exodus 37:25And he made the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit was the length of it, and a cubit the breadth of it, foursquare, and two cubits was the height of it. The horns of it were of one piece with it.
Leviticus 16:13And he shall put the incense upon the fire before LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy-seat that is upon the testimony, that he not die.
Judges 13:9And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah, and the agent of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.
Luke 1:28And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.
Acts 5:19But an agent of Lord opened the prison doors by night, and after leading them out, he said,
Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth for service for the sake of those who are going to inherit salvation?
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26
The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →