Luke 1:12

Zekariah saw the angel there and got a big shock. He was really frightened.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

In Context

11Then God sent one of his angel messengers to that room, and he stood on the right-hand side of the metal table where that special perfume was burning.

13But the angel told him, “Don’t be frightened, Zekariah. God has heard what you have been asking him, and he will give you what you want. Your wife, Elizabeth, will have a baby boy, and you will name him John.

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Cross References

Luke 1:29This worried Mary. She thought, “What’s he talking about?”

Acts 10:4Cornelius looked at the angel and was frightened of him. He asked him, “What do you want, boss?” The angel said, “Cornelius, God heard you pray and saw you give money and things to poor people. It is like you gave that money and those things to God, so God is thinking about you.

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 →

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