6. Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.
7. But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in years.
8. Once when he was serving as priest in his division’s turn before God,
9. according to the practice of the priestly service, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn incense.
10. Then, when the whole assembly of the people was praying outside at the hour of the incense offering,
11. the angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
12. Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him.