Luke 2:14

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Summary

Luke 2:14

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

Glory

Good

1 John 4:9

General references

Galatians 1:24

Bible References

Glory

They were saying, 'May the King who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed. May there be peace in heaven and praise [to God] in the highest [i.e., may this praise reach to the highest heaven].'

I am honoring you [while] on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.

so that we would praise His glorious, unearned favor, which was freely given to us through the One whom God loved [i.e., Christ].

May there be to God, who is able to do infinitely more [for us] than we could [even] ask or think, according to [His] power at work in us ---

and that everyone's mouth should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

And I heard every creature in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the ocean and everything in them, saying [See Note at 4:8], "May there be praise and honor and splendor and power forever and ever, to God who sits on His throne and to the Lamb."

Good

For God loved the world [of sinners] so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that every person who believes in Him would not [have to] be destroyed, but have never ending life.

But God, who has great love for us and abundant mercy [toward us],

Now, may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us never ending encouragement and good hope through [His] unearned favor,

But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward mankind appeared,

Here is the way God's love for us was demonstrated; He sent His one and only Son into the world so that we could have [spiritual] life through Him.

General references

So, they gave honor to God for [what He was doing through] me.