Luke 2:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) “May there be glory to God in the highest [heavens], and may there be peace on earth among men who are pleasing to God.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, good will toward men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Glory to God in the highest [heaven], and on earth peace among men with whom He is well pleased [men of goodwill, of His favor]. American Standard Version (1901) Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased. Common English Bible “Glory to God in heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors.” Catholic Public Domain Version "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Glory to God in the highest; and on earth peace to men of good will. |
And the crowds that walked ahead and followed behind Him shouted, “Hosanna to the son of David. [Note: The Syriac word ‘Hosanna’ originally meant ‘save now’ but came to be used as an expression of welcome, praise, blessing or acclamation]. May He, who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed. Hosanna in the highest [i.e., may this blessing reach to the highest heaven].”
to shine on those who are sitting in darkness and [are under] the shadow of death, and to direct our feet into the way of peace.”
They were saying, “May the King who comes in the name [i.e., by the authority] of the Lord, be blessed. May there be peace in heaven and praise [to God] in the highest [i.e., may this praise reach to the highest heaven].”
Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a large number of the heavenly “army” [i.e., of angels], who were praising God and saying,
And it happened when the angels left them and returned to heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem now and see what all happened that the Lord told us about.”
and the Holy Spirit came down on Him in a physical form, as a dove, and a voice spoke out of heaven [saying], “You are my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with you.”
I leave you with peace; I give you my peace. I am not giving you peace like the world gives. Do not allow your hearts to be upset or afraid.
I am honoring you [while] on earth by completing the work you gave me to do.
For God loved the world [of sinners] so much that He gave His one and only Son, so that every person who believes in Him would not [have to] be destroyed, but have never ending life.
He sent His message [first] to the Israelites; [it involved] preaching the good news through Jesus Christ (who is Lord of all).
So, since we are made right with God by [our] faith, we have peace with Him through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:2 Through Jesus we have also gained access by [our] faith to this unearned favor [of God]. We stand firm in it, and are glad that we have the hope of being honored by God.
so that we would praise His glorious, unearned favor, which was freely given to us through the One whom God loved [i.e., Christ].
in doing what He intended through Christ, to make known to us His secret plan, according to what pleased Him.
This was so that, to future ages [of people on earth and in heaven], God could demonstrate the tremendous abundance of His unearned favor, expressed by His kindness to us in [fellowship with] Christ Jesus.
and that everyone’s mouth should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
for it is God who is at work in you, both to motivate the desire and to carry out what pleases Him.
and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven. He made peace [with mankind] through the [sacrificial] blood of Christ’s [death on the] cross.
Now, may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us never ending encouragement and good hope through [His] unearned favor,
And I heard every creature in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the ocean and everything in them, saying [See Note at 4:8], “May there be praise and honor and splendor and power forever and ever, to God who sits on His throne and to the Lamb.”