Luke 2:13 - Plain English Version

¹³ Then suddenly a big mob of other angel messengers came from heaven, and they all praised God. They said,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ Then suddenly there appeared with the angel an army of the troops of heaven (a heavenly knighthood), praising God and saying,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Common English Bible

¹³ Suddenly a great assembly of the heavenly forces was with the angel praising God. They said,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the celestial army, praising God and saying,

Luke 2:13 Cross References

Genesis 28:12

While Jacob was asleep, he had a dream. In that dream, he saw lots of steps going up from the earth, and those steps went all the way up into the sky. And Jacob saw lots of God’s angel messengers on those steps. Some of those angel messengers were going up the steps towards the sky, and some of them were going down the steps towards the earth.

Luke 15:10

Well, just like that, whenever somebody turns back to God, God’s angel messengers in heaven are really happy too. Whenever one bad person stops doing bad things, and lives God’s way, God’s angel messengers in heaven are really happy.”

Luke 2:14

“God, you are really great there in heaven. And here on the earth, your people are quiet and happy. You are really good to your people.”

Ephesians 3:10

But now God wants everyone to hear that message. He wants to use his church people to show all the spirit bosses, everywhere, that God is really wise, and that he understands all about everything.

1 Timothy 3:16

God shows us something about Jesus that is really true, and nobody can argue with it. He shows us that Jesus is really great, He came in a man’s body for people to see, but the Holy Spirit showed us that he was really from God. And God’s angel messengers saw him too. The people that believed in him told other people everywhere about him. They even went to other countries to tell people about him, and people all over the world believed in him. And God took him up into heaven.

1 Peter 1:12

His spirit told them that the message wasn’t for themselves, but it was for you. That all happened a long time ago, and now God’s people have told you that good message about Jesus. The Holy Spirit from heaven gave them power to talk to you. This is all very wonderful. Even God’s angels in heaven don’t know all about the things that God does to save people, and they want to find out more.