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Luke 2:9

Angels and the spiritual world

7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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.

10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which 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 thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:18

    But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

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  • Acts 27:23

    For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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  • Revelation 18:1

    And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

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  • 1 Kings 8:11

    So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

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  • Acts 26:13–14

    At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

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  • Judges 6:11–12

    And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.

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  • Exodus 40:34–35

    Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

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