Luke 2:9

New English Translation

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:11

The priests could not carry out their duties because of the cloud; the Lord’s glory filled his temple.

Exodus 16:10

As Aaron spoke to the whole community of the Israelites and they looked toward the desert, there the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud,

Exodus 16:7

and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, because he has heard your murmurings against the Lord. As for us, what are we, that you should murmur against us?”

Isaiah 35:2

Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the Lord, the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 40:5

The splendor of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the Lord has decreed it.”

Isaiah 60:1

“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!

Ezekiel 3:23

So I got up and went out to the valley, and the glory of the Lord was standing there, just like the glory I had seen by the Kebar River, and I threw myself face down.

Matthew 1:20

When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Luke 1:28

The angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

Luke 2:8

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

Luke 24:4

While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men stood beside them in dazzling attire.

John 12:41

Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s glory, and spoke about him.

Acts 12:7

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the prison cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.

Acts 27:23

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me

Acts 5:19

But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, which is from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.

1 Timothy 3:16

And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

Hebrews 12:21

In fact, the scene was so terrifying that Moses said, “I shudder with fear.”

Revelation 18:1

After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a large white throne and the one who was seated on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.