Luke 1:11
An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing to the right of the altar of incense.
Free Bible Version
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
10During the time of offering incense a large crowd of people were praying outside.
12When Zechariah saw the angel, he was startled and became terrified.
Cross References
Exodus 37:25He made the altar for burning incense from acacia wood. It was square, measuring a cubit by a cubit, by two cubits high, with horns on its corners that were all one piece with the altar.
Leviticus 16:13In the presence of the Lord he will put the incense on the burning coals, and the smoke from the incense will cover the atonement cover above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
Judges 13:9God responded to Manoah's request, and the Angel of God returned to the woman while she was sitting out in the field. However, her husband Manoah was not with her.
Luke 1:28The angel greeted her. “You are very privileged,” he told her. “The Lord is with you.”
Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out.
Hebrews 1:14What are the angels? They are beings that serve, sent out to help those who will receive 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 →