Luke 2:14
12 And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
- KJV
- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
- WEB
- “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”
- ASV
- Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
- DARBY
- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good pleasure in men.
- BLB
- “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased!”
- ÅB
- Ære være Gud i det høyeste, og fred på jorden, i mennesker hans velbehag!
- OTB
- "Ære være Gud i det høyeste,
og fred på jorden blant mennesker som har Guds velbehag." - B1930
- Ære være Gud i det høieste, og fred på jorden, i mennesker hans velbehag!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Read in contextLuke 19:38
“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Read in contextLuke 1:79
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
Read in contextColossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
Read in contextIsaiah 9:6–7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Read in contextHebrews 13:20–21
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
Read in contextPsalms 85:9–12
Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
Read in contextRevelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
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