Luke 1:12
And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
In Context
11And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.
Cross References
Judges 13:22And Manoah said to his wife, Death will certainly be our fate, for it is a god whom we have seen.
Daniel 10:7And I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it; but a great shaking came on them and they went in flight to take cover.
Luke 1:29But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?
Acts 10:4And he, looking on him in fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Your prayers and your offerings have come up to God, and he has kept them in mind.
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 →