Appeared (ωφθη). First aorist passive indicative. It is the form used by Paul of the resurrection appearances of Jesus ([Reference…

The altar of incense.—The altar stood just in front of the veil that divided the outer sanctuary from the Holy of Holies. It was m…

And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the priest's …

St. John Chrysostom: When Zacharias entered the temple to offer prayers to God for all people, interceding between God and man…

The suddenness of the appearance of the angel in the Holy Place accords with other supernatural events in Luke (cf. 2:9, 13). Only a heavenly being…

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord Gabriel, as seems manifest from (Luke 1:19[Reference Luke 1:…

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 distingui…