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Luke 1:11

Angels and the spiritual world

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

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

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

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

13 But 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
KJV
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
WEB
An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
ASV
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.
DARBY
And an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him, standing on the right of the altar of incense.
BLB
And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of the incense.
ÅB
Da åpenbarte en Herrens engel seg for ham og sto på høyre side av røykoffer-alteret.
OTB
Da viste en Herrens engel seg for ham, plassert ved høyre side av røkelsesalteret.
B1930
Da åpenbarte en Herrens engel sig for ham og stod på høire side av røkoffer-alteret.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 40:26–27

    And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:

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  • Acts 10:3–4

    He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.

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  • Judges 13:3

    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

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  • Revelation 9:13

    And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

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  • Judges 13:9

    And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

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  • Leviticus 16:13

    And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

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  • Luke 2:10

    And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

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  • Exodus 30:1–10

    And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

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