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Luke 2:13–15

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13Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly hostH with the angel, praising God and saying:

14Glory to God in the highest heaven,y

and peace on earthz to people he favors!IJaa

15When the angels had left them and returned to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem and see what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

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Luke 2:13: And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God…

Footnotes

  1. H heavenly army
  2. IOther read earth good will to people
  3. JOr earth to men of good will

Cross references

  1. yMt 21:9; Lk 19:38
  2. zLk 12:51
  3. aaLk 3:22; Eph 1:9; Php 2:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in highest heaven,

and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace

among people with whom he is pleased!”

And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace,

Good will toward men.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Beth-lehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.