Luke 1:11
And there appeared to him a messenger of the LORD standing on the right side of the altar of the incense,
Literal Standard 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
10and all the multitude of the people were praying outside, at the hour of the incense.
12and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;
Cross References
Exodus 37:25And he makes the incense-altar of shittim wood; a cubit its length, and a cubit its breadth (square), and two cubits its height; its horns have been of the same;
Leviticus 16:13and he has put the incense on the fire before YHWH, and the cloud of the incense has covered the propitiatory covering which [is] on the Testimony, and he does not die.
Judges 13:9And God listens to the voice of Manoah, and the Messenger of God comes again to the woman, and she [is] sitting in a field, and her husband Manoah is not with her,
Luke 1:28And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;
Acts 5:19but through the night a messenger of the LORD opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
Hebrews 1:14Are they not all spirits of service—being sent forth for ministry because of those about to 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 →