Luke 1:12
And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon him.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
In Context
11And an agent of Lord became visible to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Cross References
Judges 13:22And Manoah said to his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Daniel 10:7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.
Luke 1:29But having seen, she was perplexed at his saying, and was pondering what kind of greeting this might be.
Acts 10:4And after gazing at him, and having become afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thy charities have come up for a memorial before God.
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 →