Luke 2:14 - Easy To Read Version “Praise God in heaven,\par and on earth let there be peace\par to the people that please God.”\par 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. |
The skies are happy because the Lord did great things.\par The earth is happy, even deep down under the earth!\par The mountains sing with thanks to God.\par All the trees in the forest are happy!\par Why? Because the Lord saved Jacob.\par The Lord did great things for Israel.\par
Heavens and Earth, be happy!\par Mountains, shout with joy!\par Why? Because the Lord comforts his people.\par The Lord is good to his poor people.\par
I will teach them a new word:\par ‘Peace.’\par I will give peace to the people near me\par and to the people that are far away.\par I will heal (forgive) those people!”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par
There will be peace.\par Yes, the Assyrian army\par will come into our country\par and trample our large buildings.\par But the Ruler of Israel {\cf2\super [63]} will choose\par seven shepherds and eight leaders. {\cf2\super [64]} \par
Some of the people were walking ahead of Jesus. Other people were walking behind Jesus. The people shouted,
God will help the people\par that live in darkness,\par in the fear of death.\par He will lead us in the way\par that goes toward peace.”\par
Then a very large group of angels from heaven joined the first angel. All the angels were praising God, saying:
The angels left the shepherds and went back to heaven. The shepherds said to each other, “We will go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened. We will see this thing the Lord (God) told us about.”
The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [60]} came down on him. The Spirit looked like a real dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”
“I leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way than the world does. So don’t be troubled. Don’t be afraid.
Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son. God gave his Son so that every person that believes in him would not be lost, but have life forever.
God has spoken to the Jewish people. God sent them the Good News {\cf2\super [210]} that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord (Ruler) of all people!
We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.
let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned to do it through Christ.
God did this so that for all future time he could show the very great riches of his grace. God shows that grace by being kind to us in Christ Jesus.
Every person will confess (say), “Jesus Christ is Lord (Master).” When they say this, it will bring glory to God the Father.
Yes, God is working in you. God helps you want to do the things that please him. And he gives you the power to do these things.
And through Christ, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using Christ’s blood (death) on the cross.
Then I heard every living thing that is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. I heard every thing in all these places. I heard them all saying: