Luke 1:12

Verse 12 of 80. The 1st of 24 chapters in Luke, in The Gospels.

8And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course,

9According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

10And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

11And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

12And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

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Luke 1:12 in the World English Bible

Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:12

What impression this made upon Zacharias (v. 12): When Zacharias saw him, it was a surprise upon him, even to a degree of terror, for he was troubled, and fear fell upon him, v. 12. Though he was righteous before God, and blameless in his conversation, yet he could not be without some apprehensions at the sight of one whose visage and surrounding lustre bespoke him more than human.

Read Matthew Henry on Luke 1:5–25: The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias.

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.