Perceived (επεγνωσαν). Second aorist indicative. Clearly knew because he was not able to pronounce the benediction from the steps …

Had seen a vision. The word vision means sight, appearance, or spectre, and is commonly applied to spirits, or to beings from another worl…

A vision.—The word is used as distinguished from “dream,” to imply that what had been witnessed had been seen with the waking sens…

By the signs he made, he impressed them with the fact that something extraordinary had happened.

St. John Chrysostom: Considering his own age and the barrenness of his wife, Zacharias doubted, as it is said: And Zachari…

The element of suspense during the unusually long prayer-time contributes to the vividness of Luke’s narrative. The worshipers, who had been prayin…

And when he came out, he could not speak to them
Or deliver the benediction they were waiting for: