Luke 2:9 Parallel Translations

An angel from the Lord suddenly appeared to them. The glory of the Lord filled the area with light, and they were terrified.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

ASV:

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

BBE:

And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

DBY:

And lo, an angel of the Lord was there by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared with great fear.

ERV:

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

WEY:

when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.

WBS:

And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were in great fear.

WEB:

Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

YLT:

and lo, a messenger of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.

Luke 2:9 Cross References

XREF:

Luke 1:11 And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

Luke 24:4 While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in dazzling clothing;

Acts 5:19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

Acts 12:7 And behold, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter's side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly." And his chains fell off his hands. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord {e} came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
(e) Came suddenly upon them, when they were not at all thinking about such a matter.

PNT:

2:9 The angel of the Lord. An angel announces the conception of Jesus (Lu 1:28-37); a host of angels publish his birth (Lu 2:13,14); in his temptation an angel strengthens him (Mr 1:13); in his agony an angel comforts him (Lu 22:43); at his resurrection an angel rolls away the stone from the door of the sepulcher (Mt 28:2); at his ascension the angels attend him up to heaven (Ac 1:10); and at his second coming to judge the world he shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels (2Th 1:7).

MHC:

2:8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to his praise. Other works of God are for his glory, but the redemption of the world is for his glory in the highest. God's goodwill in sending the Messiah, brought peace into this lower world. Peace is here put for all that good which flows to us from Christ's taking our nature upon him. This is a faithful saying, attested by an innumerable company of angels, and well worthy of all acceptation, That the good-will of God toward men, is glory to God in the highest, and peace on the earth. The shepherds lost no time, but came with haste to the place. They were satisfied, and made known abroad concerning this child, that he was the Saviour, even Christ the Lord. Mary carefully observed and thought upon all these things, which were so suited to enliven her holy affections. We should be more delivered from errors in judgment and practice, did we more fully ponder these things in our hearts. It is still proclaimed in our ears that to us is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord. These should be glad tidings to all.

CONC:

Afraid Angel Appeared Behold Fear Feared Filled Frightened Glory Messenger Round Shining Shone Sore Stood Suddenly Terribly Terrified Terror

Afraid Angel Appeared Fear Feared Filled Frightened Glory Great Messenger Round Shining Shone Sore Stood Suddenly Terribly Terrified Terror

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