Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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 Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:
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Cross References
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
Exodus 16:7
and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings against the Lord. As for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?"
Exodus 16:10
As Aaron spoke to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the desert, there the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud,
Exodus 40:34-35
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
Judges 6:11-12
The Lord's angelic messenger came and sat down under the oak tree in Ophrah owned by Joash the Abiezrite. He arrived while Joash's son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress so he could hide it from the Midianites.
1 Kings 8:11
The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord's glory filled his temple.
Isaiah 6:3-5
They called out to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!"
Isaiah 35:2
Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.
Isaiah 40:5
The splendor of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the Lord has decreed it."
Isaiah 60:1
"Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
Ezekiel 3:23
So I got up and went out to the valley, and the glory of the Lord was standing there, just like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I threw myself face down.
Matthew 1:20
When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Luke 1:11-12
An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.
Luke 1:28
The angel came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!"
Luke 24:4
While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.
John 12:41
Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ's glory, and spoke about him.
Acts 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
Acts 12:7
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, "Get up quickly!" And the chains fell off Peter's wrists.
Acts 22:6-9
As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
Acts 26:13-14
about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
Acts 27:23
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said "Let light shine out of darkness," is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
1 Timothy 3:16
And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
Hebrews 12:21
In fact, the scene was so terrifying that Moses said, "I shudder with fear."
Revelation 18:1
After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.
Revelation 20:11
Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.