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Luke 2:9

Angels and the spiritual world

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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.
WEB
Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared [with] great fear.
ÅB
Og se, en Herrens engel sto for dem, og Herrens herlighet lyste om dem, og de ble meget forferdet.
OTB
En Herrens engel stod foran dem, og Herrens herlighet lyste omkring dem, og de ble meget forferdet.
B1930
Og se, en Herrens engel stod for dem, og Herrens herlighet lyste om dem, og de blev meget forferdet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:1

    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  • Acts 27:23

    For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

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  • Revelation 18:1

    After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

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  • 1 Kings 8:11

    so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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  • Acts 26:13–14

    About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

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  • Judges 6:11–12

    Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

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  • Exodus 40:34–35

    Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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