Luke 1:12
And upon seeing him, Zechariah was disturbed, and fear fell over him.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
In Context
11Then there appeared to him an Angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
Cross References
Judges 13:22And he said to his wife, “We shall certainly die, since we have seen God.”
Daniel 10:7But I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see it, but an exceedingly great terror rushed over them, and they fled into hiding.
Luke 1:29And when she had heard this, she was disturbed by his words, and she considered what kind of greeting this might be.
Acts 10:4And he, gazing at him, was seized by fear, and he said, “What is it, lord?” And he said to him: “Your prayers and your almsgiving have ascended as a memorial in the sight of 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 →