Luke 1:11

Luke 1:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
• New International Version (NIV)Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

Context of Luke 1:11

9The priests chose one of their group to go into the holy place in the temple. This time they chose Zechariah. His job was to burn incense there. 10While Zechariah was burning incense in the special room, many men were outside in the yard. They were praying to God. The incense was burning on a special altar, when one of God's angels appeared to Zechariah. The angel was standing at the right hand side of the altar. 12When Zechariah saw the angel, he was very surprised and very afraid. 13The angel said to him, ‘Zechariah, do not be afraid. God has heard what you prayed. He will give you what you asked for. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a baby boy. You will give him the name “John”.

Luke 1:11 word by word

Ὤφθη δὲ αὐτῷ ἄγγελος κυρίου ἑστὼς ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τοῦ θυμιάματος·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• there appearedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• an angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• standingἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• onἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the right sideδεξιόςdexios · rightG1188
• of the altarὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the altarθυσιαστήριονthusiastērion · altarG2379
• of incenseθυμίαμαthumiama · incenseG2368

Cross-references for Luke 1:11

• Luke 1:19The angel answered, ‘I am called Gabriel. My place is to stand in front of God. I am always ready to work for God. He has sent me to speak to you. He told me that I should tell you this good news.
• Luke 2:10The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen! I bring you good news. This news will make everyone very happy.
• Judges 13:3The Lord's angel appeared to her. He said, ‘You have not been able to give birth to any children until now. But you will become pregnant and you will give birth to a son.
• Acts 10:3One afternoon, at about three o'clock, Cornelius had a vision. He clearly saw one of God's angels. The angel came in and said to him, ‘Cornelius!’
• Hebrews 1:14So we see that all the angels are spirits who serve God. God sends them as his servants to help the people that he will save.
• Exodus 30:1Use acacia wood to make an altar so that you can burn incense on it.
• Exodus 37:25Bezalel used acacia wood to make the altar for incense. It was square, 45 centimetres long, 45 centimetres wide and 90 centimetres high. The altar's horns were part of it, made from one piece of wood.
• Exodus 40:26Moses put the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, outside the curtain that hid the Covenant Box.
• Leviticus 16:13He must put the incense on the burning material. It is in front of the Lord. The smoke will cover the lid of the Covenant Box. So he will not die.
• Revelation 8:3Then another angel came. He stood at the altar where people offered gifts to God. He had a gold bowl to put incense in. He received a lot of incense and he burned it as a gift to God. It made a nice smell and it mixed with the prayers of God's people. The angel offered the incense and the prayers on the gold altar that was in front of God's throne.
• Revelation 9:13Then the sixth angel made a sound with his trumpet. I heard a voice that spoke to him from the four corners of the gold altar. This altar is near to God himself.

Commentaries on Luke 1:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11There appeared - an angel of the Lord - There had been neither prophecy nor angelic ministry vouchsafed to this people for about 400 years. But now, as the Sun of righteousness is about to arise upon them, the day-spring from on high visits them, that they may be prepared for that kingdom of God which was at hand. Every circumstance here is worthy of remark: That an angel should now appear, as such a favor had not been granted for 400 years. The person to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11An angel - An “angel” is a messenger sent from God. See the notes at Matthew 1:20. It had now been about 400 years since the time of “Malachi,” and since there had been any divine revelation. During that time the nation was looking for the Messiah, but still with nothing more than the ancient prophecies to direct them. Now that he was about to appear, God sent his messenger to announce his coming, to encourage the hearts of his people, and to prepare them…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-25Verses 5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are acceptable and successful only…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. right side--the south side, between the altar and the candlestick, Zacharias being on the north side, in front of the altar, while offering incense [Webster and Wilkinson]. But why there? The right was the favorable side (Mt 25:33) [Schottgen and Westein in Meyer]; compare Mr 16:5.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:11

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Barrenness
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Gabriel
• John
• Joy
• Temple
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Angel of the Lord
• Altar
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Gabriel
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings