Luke 2:9
King James Version
9 And, lo,
the angel of the Lord came upon them,
and the glory of the Lord shone round about them:
and they were sore afraid.
SPIRIT led me to WORD study for He knew I was particular about words.
It's how He teaches me about EVERY word from Scripture.
Today, He led me to the phrase "glory of the Lord".
What does it mean?
Again, we turn to the Bible versions:
Luke 2:9
Complete Jewish Bible
9 when an angel of Adonai appeared to them, and the Sh’khinah of Adonai shone around them. They were terrified;
Luke 2:9
Contemporary English Version
9 All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord's glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened.
Luke 2:9
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
9 And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them; and they feared with a great fear.
Luke 2:9
J.B. Phillips New Testament
A vision comes to shepherds on the hill-side
Suddenly an angel of the Lord stood by their side, the splendour of the Lord blazed around them, and they were terror-stricken.
Luke 2:9
Jubilee Bible 2000
9 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the clarity of the Lord shone round about them, and they feared greatly.
Luke 2:9
The Message
An Event for Everyone
8-12 There were shepherds camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified.
Luke 2:9
New Life Version
9 The angel of the Lord came to them. The shining-greatness of the Lord shone around them. They were very much afraid.
Luke 2:9
New Living Translation
9 Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified,
Luke 2:9
New Matthew Bible
9 And lo, the angel of the Lord stood right by them, and the brightness of the Lord shone round about them, and they were very afraid.
Lukas 2:9
Orthodox Jewish Bible
9 And, suddenly, a malach Hashem stood before them, and the kavod Hashem shone around them; and they were afraid with a yirah gedolah (great fear).
Luke 2:9
Tree of Life Version
9 Suddenly an angel of Adonai stood before them, and the glory of Adonai shone all around them; and they were absolutely terrified.
Luke 2:9
The Voice
9 Suddenly a messenger of the Lord stood in front of them, and the darkness was replaced by a glorious light—the shining light of God’s glory. They were terrified!
Luke 2:9
Worldwide English (New Testament)
9 An angel of the Lord came to them and a bright light from the Lord shone all around them. They were very much afraid.
Luke 2:9
Wycliffe Bible
9 And lo! the angel of the Lord stood beside them, and the clearness of God shined about them [and the clearness of God shone about them]; and they dreaded with great dread.
In SUMMARY, the "glory of the Lord" means:
the Sh’khinah of Adonai
the brightness of the Lord's glory
the brightness of God
the splendour of the Lord
the clarity of the Lord
God’s glory
The shining-greatness of the Lord
the radiance of the Lord’s glory
the brightness of the Lord
the kavod Hashem
the glory of Adonai
a glorious light—the shining light of God’s glory
a bright light from the Lord
the clearness of God
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