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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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Context Readings
The Shepherds And The Angels
8 In that country there were shepherds lying in the open fields, taking their turns to watch the stock in the night; 9 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. 10 but the angel said to them, be not afraid, I am only come to bring you great news, which will be matter of joy to you and to the whole world.
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Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18
but as we lay aside the veil, the divine light gradually informs the mind, according as we attend to that spiritual sense, which points out the Lord.
Matthew 1:20
but while he was revolving this in his mind, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, the off-spring of David, don't make any difficulty of taking Mary for thy wife: for her pregnancy is from the holy Spirit.
Luke 1:11-12
when there appear'd to him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the incense-altar.
Luke 1:28
the angel, upon his arrival, said to her; "Hail, favorite of heaven, the Lord is with thee: thou happiest of thy sex."
Luke 24:4
whilst they were in great perplexity about it, all of a sudden, two men appear'd before them in robes of light.
John 12:41
these things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.
Acts 5:19
but an angel of the Lord opened the prison-doors by night, and having brought them out, said to them,
Acts 12:7
the Lord suddenly appear'd and fill'd the room with light, and touching Peter on the side, awak'd him, saying, rise, be quick. and immediately his chains fell from his hands.
Acts 22:6-9
as I was upon the road, advanc'd near Damascus, about mid-day, all of a sudden a great light from heaven broke all around me.
Acts 26:13-14
when at mid-day, O king, a light from heaven exceeding the splendor of the sun, broke all around me, and those that accompanied me.
Acts 27:23
for an angel of that God, whose minister I am, and whom I serve, this night appear'd to me, and said, Paul, be not afraid:
2 Corinthians 4:6
for God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to enlighten others in the knowledge of the glory of God, which shines in the person of Jesus Christ.
1 Timothy 3:16
the mystery of piety is the pillar and basts of truth; and certainly most extraordinary. God has appear'd in the flesh, been justified by the spirit, seen by angels, proclaim'd to the Gentiles, believ'd by the world, and assum'd into glory.
Hebrews 12:21
and so terrible was the appearance, that Moses cry'd out, "I tremble with the fright."
Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightned with his glory.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose presence the earth and the heaven fled away, so that they disappear'd.