Luke 2:9

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 2:9 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:7and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”
  2. Exodus 16:10And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
  3. Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
  4. Judges 6:11Then 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.
  5. 1 Kings 8:11so 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.
  6. Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
  7. Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
  8. Isaiah 40:5And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
  9. Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
  10. Ezekiel 3:23So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.
  11. Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
  12. Luke 1:11Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
  13. Luke 1:28The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
  14. Luke 24:4While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
  15. John 12:41Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
  16. Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
  17. Acts 12:7Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists.
  18. Acts 22:6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
  19. Acts 26:13About 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.
  20. Acts 27:23For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
  21. 2 Corinthians 3:18And 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.
  22. 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  23. 1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
  24. Hebrews 12:21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

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