Luke 2:14 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:14

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

KJV

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

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Commentary

6 voices

Jerome

ON THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD (420)

In heaven, where there is no discord, glory rules. On earth, where every day is warfare, peace prevails. Peace among whom? Among men. Why are the Gentiles without peace? Why, too, the Jews? That is exactly the reason for the qualification: Peace among men of good will, among those who acknowledge the birth of Christ.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers2 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 10) (202)

And the angel of the Lord, he says, appeared to the shepherds, proclaiming joy to them: "For [Luke 2:11, etc.] there is born in the house of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Then [appeared] a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory in the highest to God, and on earth peace, to men of good will." The falsely-called Gnostics say that these angels came from the Ogdoad, and made manifest the descent of the superior Christ.

Cyril of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (444)

This peace has been made through Christ, for He has reconciled us by Himself to God and our Father, (2 Cor. 5:18, 19, Eph. 2:16, Col. 1:20.) having taken away our guilt, which was the ground of offence also. He has united two nations in one man, and has joined the heavenly and the earthly in one flock.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Glory to God, whose kindness and love designed this favour, and whose wisdom contrived it in such a way as that one divine attribute should not be glorified at the expense of another, but the honour of all effectually secured and advanced. Other works of God are for his glory, but the redemption of the world is for his glory in the highest.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Glory to God in the highest - The design of God, in the incarnation, was to manifest the hidden glories of his nature, and to reconcile men to each other and to himself. The angels therefore declare that this incarnation shall manifest and promote the glory of God, εν ὑψιστοις not only in the highest heavens, among the highest orders of beings, but in the highest and most exalted degrees.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

"Peace" with God is the grand necessity of a fallen world. To bring in this, and all other peace in its train, was the prime errand of the Saviour to this earth, and, along with it, Heaven's whole "good will to men"--the divine complacency on a new footing--descends to rest upon men, as upon the Son Himself, in whom God is "well-pleased." (Mt 3:17, the same word as here.)

Modern Voices1 voice

G.K. Chesterton

1874–1936

The Everlasting Man, Part II Ch. 1 "The God in the Cave" (1925)

The shepherds had found their Shepherd.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
δόξα	doxa	Glory	G1391 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ὑψίστοις	hupsistois	[the] highest	G5310 →
θεῷ,	theō	to God,	G2316 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπὶ	epi	on	G1909 →
γῆς	gēs	earth	G1093 →
εἰρήνη	eirēnē	peace	G1515 →
ἐν	en	among	G1722 →
ἀνθρώποις	anthrōpois	men	G444 →
εὐδοκίας.¶	eudokias	of good-will.	G2107 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 5:1
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
leads to
- Isaiah 32:17
  The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 13:38–39
  Therefore let it be known to you, brothers, that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you.
- Colossians 1:20
  and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
Through
Colossians 1:20
and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:18–21
  All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
- Ephesians 1:10
  as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.
Through
Luke 1:79
to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
leads to
- Isaiah 9:2
  The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.