Luke 1:11
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
Berean Standard Bible
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 at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
Cross References
Exodus 37:25He made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long, a cubit wide, and two cubits high. Its horns were of one piece.
Leviticus 16:13He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
Judges 13:9And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God returned to the woman as she was sitting in the field; but her husband Manoah was not with her.
Luke 1:28The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will 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 →