Luke 2:14

Luke 2:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• New International Version (NIV)“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Context of Luke 2:14

12This is how you will recognize him: You will find an infant wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly, a large army of angels appeared with the angel. They were praising God by saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those who have his good will!” 15The angels left them and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about.” 16They went quickly and found Mary and Joseph with the baby, who was lying in a manger.

Luke 2:14 word by word

δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκίας.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the highestὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• good willεὐδοκίαeudokia · goodwillG2107
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Luke 2:14

• Luke 19:38They shouted joyfully, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven.”
• Psalms 69:34Let heaven and earth, the seas, and everything that moves in them, praise him.
• Psalms 85:9Indeed, his salvation is near those who fear him, and ⌞his⌟ glory will remain in our land.
• Psalms 96:11Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. Let the sea and everything in it roar like thunder.
• Isaiah 44:23Sing with joy, you heavens, because the Lord has done this. Rejoice, you deep places of the earth. Break into shouts of joy, you mountains, you forests and every tree in them. The Lord has reclaimed Jacob. He will display his glory in Israel.
• Isaiah 49:13Sing with joy, you heavens! Rejoice, you earth! Break into shouts of joy, you mountains! The Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his humble people.
• John 17:4On earth I have given you glory by finishing the work you gave me to do.
• Ephesians 1:6so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
• Ephesians 3:20Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
• Philippians 2:11and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
• Revelation 5:13I heard every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea. Every creature in those places was singing, “To the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb be praise, honor, glory, and power forever and ever.”
• Luke 1:79He will give light to those who live in the dark and in death’s shadow. He will guide us into the way of peace.”
• Isaiah 9:6A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 57:19I’ll create praise on their lips: “Perfect peace to those both far and near.” “I’ll heal them,” says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will grow a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
• Micah 5:5This man will be their peace. When the Assyrians invade our land and trample our palaces, we will attack them with seven shepherds and eight leaders.

Commentaries on Luke 2:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Glory 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, ̔ not only in the highest heavens, among the highest orders of beings, but in the highest and most exalted degrees. For in this astonishing display of God's mercy, attributes of the Divine…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Glory to God - Praise be to God, or honor be to God. That is, the praise of redeeming man is due to God. The plan of redemption will bring glory to God, and is designed to express his glory. This it does by evincing his love to people, his mercy, his condescension, and his regard to the honor of his law and the stability of his own government. It is the highest expression of his love and mercy. Nowhere, so far as we can see, could his glory be more…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Glory to God in the highest: This short hymn is known as the Gloria in excelsis Deo from the Latin translation of the first line. The Messiah’s coming brings glory to God in the heavens and peace to humans on earth. peace to men on whom His favor rests: Peace means "complete well-being," not just the absence of hostility. The traditional translation, “on earth peace, good will toward men” in the King James Version, is based on the reading of some late…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Glory, &c.--brief but transporting hymn--not only in articulate human speech, for our benefit, but in tunable measure, in the form of a Hebrew parallelism of two complete clauses, and a third one only amplifying the second, and so without a connecting "and." The "glory to God," which the new-born "Saviour" was to bring, is the first note of this sublime hymn: to this answers, in the second clause, the "peace on earth," of which He was to be "the…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:14

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Glorifying God
• God
• Gospel
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Peace
• Praise
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Jesus
• Lighten

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings