Luke 24:23

24:23 and when they did not find his body, they came back and said they had seen a vision of angels, ¹  who said he was alive.

Luke 1:22

1:22 When ²  he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They ³  realized that he had seen a vision ⁴  in the holy place, ⁵  because ⁶  he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak. ⁷ 

¹ sn The men in dazzling attire mentioned in v. 4 are identified as angels here.

² tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

³ tn Grk “and they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn That is, “he had had a supernatural encounter in the holy place,” since the angel came to Zechariah by the altar. This was not just a “mental experience.”

⁵ tn Or “temple.” See the note on the phrase “the holy place” in v. 9.

⁶ tn Grk “and,” but the force is causal or explanatory in context.

⁷ tn Grk “dumb,” but this could be understood to mean “stupid” in contemporary English, whereas the point is that he was speechless.