Luke 1:11
And there appeared unto him a messenger of the Lord, standing on the right hand of the altar of incense;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 throng of the people, was praying outside, at the hour of the incense offering.
12and Zachariah was troubled when he beheld, and, fear, fell upon him.
Cross References
Exodus 37:25And he made the incense altar, of acacia wood,—a cubit, the length thereof, and, a cubit, the breadth thereof, foursquare, and two cubits the height thereof, of the same, were the horns thereof.
Leviticus 16:13and shall put the incense upon the fire before Yahweh,—and the cloud of incense shall cover the propitiatory which is over the testimony, and he shall not die.
Judges 13:9And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah,—and the messenger of God came again unto the woman, as, she, was sitting in the field, Manoah her husband, not being with her.
Luke 1:28and entering in unto her, he said—Joy to thee, favoured one! The Lord, be with thee!
Acts 5:19But, a messenger of the Lord, by night, opened the doors of the prison; and, leading them out, said—
Hebrews 1:14Are they not, all, spirits, doing public service,—for ministry, sent forth, for the sake of them who are 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 →