Luke 2:14

“May all the angels in the highest heaven praise God! And on the earth may the people to whom God has shown his favor have peace with him!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

In Context

13Suddenly a large group of angels from heaven appeared and joined the other angel. They all praised God, singing/saying,

15After the angels left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem to see this wonderful thing that has happened, which ◄the Lord/God► has told us about!”

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Cross References

Psalms 69:34I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.

Psalms 96:11All the beings that are in [MTY] the heavens should be glad, and all the people on the earth should rejoice. The oceans and all the creatures that are in the oceans should roar to praise Yahweh.

Isaiah 44:23The sun and moon and stars in the sky should sing, and all the things that are beneath the ground should shout joyfully! All the mountains and forests, and all you trees, should sing loudly, because Yahweh has rescued the descendants of [MTY] Jacob; the people of Israel will praise/honor him.

Isaiah 57:19I will enable them to sing songs to praise me. I will restore all my people, those who live near Jerusalem and those who live far away, and I will cause things to go well for them.

Micah 5:5And he will cause things to go well for his people. When the army of Assyria attacks our country and breaks though our fortresses, we will appoint ◄seven or eight/several► leaders to lead our army to fight against them.

Matthew 21:9The crowds that walked in front of him and those who walked behind him were shouting things like, “Praise the Messiah, the descendant of King David!” “May the Lord God bless this one who comes as God’s representative and with God’s authority [MTY].” “Praise God, who is in the highest heaven!”

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:9-21

Angels Appear to the Shepherds; Visit of the Shepherds to Christ. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 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.… Read the whole commentary →

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