Luke 1:12
When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
In Context
Cross References
Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
Daniel 10:7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.
Luke 1:29When she saw this, Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
Acts 10:4Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before 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 →