Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And behold, an agent of Lord stood near them, and the glory of Lord shone around them. And they feared a great fear.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then an angel of the Lord
International Standard Version
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
American Standard Version
And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Amplified
And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord flashed and shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.
An Understandable Version
[Suddenly] an angel from the Lord [was seen] standing near them and the glorious presence of the Lord shone around them, and they were very afraid.
Anderson New Testament
And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were greatly afraid.
Bible in Basic English
And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.
Common New Testament
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
Daniel Mace New Testament
when all of a sudden an angel of the Lord appear'd to them, and a heavenly light shone about them, at which they were greatly affrighted.
Darby Translation
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.
Godbey New Testament
And behold an angel of the Lord stood over them and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they feared with great fear.
Goodspeed New Testament
And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.
John Wesley New Testament
And lo an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid.
Julia Smith Translation
And, behold, a messenger of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them : and they fear a great fear.
King James 2000
And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were much afraid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and {they were terribly frightened}.
Modern King James verseion
And lo, the angel of the Lord came on them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them. And they were grievously afraid.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And, lo, the angel of the Lord stood hard by them, and the brightness of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.
Moffatt New Testament
and an angel of the Lord flashed upon them, the glory of the Lord shone all round them. They were terribly afraid,
Montgomery New Testament
When suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they feared with a great fear. The angel said to them.
NET Bible
An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.
New Heart English Bible
And suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Noyes New Testament
And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were in great fear.
Sawyer New Testament
And behold, an angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
The Emphasized Bible
And, a messenger of the Lord, stood over them, and, a glory of the Lord, shone round about them; and they feared, a great fear.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were exceedingly affrighted.
Twentieth Century New Testament
When an angel of the Lord suddenly stood by them, and the Glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were seized with fear.
Webster
And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were in great fear.
Weymouth New Testament
when suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them; and they were filled with terror.
Williams New Testament
Then an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, so that they were fearfully frightened.
World English Bible
Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Worrell New Testament
And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were greatly frightened.
Worsley New Testament
an angel of the Lord stood over them, and the glory of the Lord shone round them, and they were greatly terrified:
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Announces the birth of jesus
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To the shepherds
Jesus Christ » History of » Angels appear to the shepherds (in the vicinity of bethlehem)
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Shepherds And The Angels
8 And there were shepherds in the same region living in the fields, and keeping watch by night over their flock. 9 And behold, an agent of Lord stood near them, and the glory of Lord shone around them. And they feared a great fear. 10 And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,
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Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18
But we all, with unveiled face seeing by reflection the glory of Lord, are transformed into the same likeness from glory to glory, just as from the Spirit of Lord.
Exodus 16:7
and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of LORD, for he hears your murmurings against LORD. And what are we, that ye murmur against us?
Exodus 16:10
And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of LORD appeared in the cloud.
Exodus 40:34-35
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of LORD filled the tabernacle.
Judges 6:11-12
And the agent of LORD came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite. And his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
1 Kings 8:11
so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud, for the glory of LORD filled the house of LORD.
Isaiah 6:3-5
And one cried to another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is LORD of hosts. The whole earth is full of his glory.
Isaiah 35:2
It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of LORD, the excellency of our God.
Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. For the mouth of LORD has spoken it.
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee.
Ezekiel 3:23
Then I arose, and went forth into the plain. And, behold, the glory of LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face.
Matthew 1:20
But while he considered these things, behold, an agent of Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take Mary to be thy wife, for that which was begotten in her is from Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:11-12
And an agent of Lord became visible to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
Luke 1:28
And the agent having come in near her, he said, Hail, thou who are highly favored. The Lord is with thee, thou who are blessed among women.
Luke 24:4
And it came to pass while they were bewildered about this, that behold, two men stood near them in shining apparel.
John 12:41
Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke about him.
Acts 5:19
But an agent of Lord opened the prison doors by night, and after leading them out, he said,
Acts 12:7
And behold, an agent of Lord stood near, and light shone in the room. And after striking the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying, Get up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
Acts 22:6-9
And there happened to me, while going and approaching Damascus about noon, suddenly to flash forth from heaven a great light around me.
Acts 26:13-14
at midday, O king, I saw on the road a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, which shone around me and those who went with me.
Acts 27:23
For there stood by me this night an agent of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
2 Corinthians 4:6
Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by heavenly agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
Hebrews 12:21
And so fearful was that which was made visible, that Moses said, I am terrified and trembling.
Revelation 18:1
And after these things I saw another agent coming down out of heaven having great authority, and the earth was illuminated from his glory.
Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him who sits upon it, from whose face the earth and the sky fled away, and no place was found for them.