Luke 1:12

1:12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, ¹  was seized with fear. ² 

Luke 1:65

1:65 All ³  their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

Luke 7:16

7:16 Fear ⁴  seized them all, and they began to glorify ⁵  God, saying, “A great prophet ⁶  has appeared ⁷  among us!” and “God has come to help ⁸  his people!”

[1:12]  ¹ tn The words “the angel” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[1:12]  ² tn Or “and he was afraid”; Grk “fear fell upon him.” Fear is common when supernatural agents appear (1:29-30, 65; 2:9; 5:8-10; 9:34; 24:38; Exod 15:16; Judg 6:22-23; 13:6, 22; 2 Sam 6:9).

[1:65]  ³ tn Grk “And all.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:16]  ⁵ tn Or “Awe.” Grk “fear,” but the context and the following remark show that it is mixed with wonder; see L&N 53.59. This is a reaction to God’s work; see Luke 5:9.

[7:16]  ⁶ tn This imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.

[7:16]  ⁷ sn That Jesus was a great prophet was a natural conclusion for the crowd to make, given the healing; but Jesus is more than this. See Luke 9:8, 19-20.

[7:16]  ⁸ tn Grk “arisen.”

[7:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “visited,” but this conveys a different impression to a modern reader. L&N 85.11 renders the verb, “to be present, with the implication of concern – ‘to be present to help, to be on hand to aid.’ … ‘God has come to help his people’ Lk 7:16.” The language recalls Luke 1:68, 78.