Luke 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:9

Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Gregory the Dialogist

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (604)

(ubi sup.) It was in a mystery that the Angel appeared to the shepherds while they were watching, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, implying that they are thought worthy above the rest to see sublime things who take a watchful care of their faithful flocks; and while they themselves are piously watching over them, the Divine grace shines widely round about them.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The glory of the Lord - This is the same as a “great” glory - that is, a splendid appearance or “light.” The word “glory” is often the same as light, 1Co 15:41; Luk 9:31; Act 22:11. The words “Lord” and “God” are often used to denote “greatness” or “intensity.” Thus, “trees of God” mean great trees; “hills of God,” high or lofty hills, etc. So “the glory of the Lord” here means an exceedingly great or bright luminous appearance perhaps not unlike what Paul saw on the way to Damascus.

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

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἄγγελος	angelos	an angel	G32 →
κυρίου	kuriou	of [the] Lord	G2962 →
ἐπέστη	epestē	stood by	G2186 →
αὐτοῖς,	autois	them,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δόξα	doxa	[the] glory	G1391 →
κυρίου	kuriou	of [the] Lord	G2962 →
περιέλαμψεν	perielampsen	shone around	G4034 →
αὐτούς,	autous	them,	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐφοβήθησαν	ephobēthēsan	they feared	G5399 →
φόβον	phobon	[with] fear	G5401 →
μέγαν.	megan	great.	G3173 →

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
2 Corinthians 3:18
And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:6
  For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Ephesians 4:22–24
  to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Romans 12:2
  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of…
- 2 Corinthians 4:4
  The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Through
Isaiah 60:1
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:14
  So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Ephesians 5:8
  For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- John 8:12
  Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”
- Isaiah 52:1–2
  Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, O Zion! Put on your garments of splendor, O Jerusalem, holy city! For the uncircumcised and unclean will no longer enter you.