Luke 1:12
And Zachary seeing him, was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
In Context
11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the alter of incense.
Cross References
Judges 13:22And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God.
Daniel 10:7And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.
Luke 1:29Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.
Acts 10:4And he, beholding him, being seized with fear, said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms are ascended for 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 →