Luke 2:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

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  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  • Rev 18:1 : 1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
  • Exod 16:7 : 7 and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
  • Exod 16:10 : 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah appeared in the cloud.
  • Exod 40:34-35 : 34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
  • Judg 6:11-12 : 11 And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.
  • 1 Kgs 8:11 : 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud; for the glory of Jehovah filled the house of Jehovah.
  • Isa 6:3-5 : 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is Jehovah of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.
  • Isa 35:2 : 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing; the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon: they shall see the glory of Jehovah, the excellency of our God.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 and the glory of Jehovah shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
  • Ezek 3:23 : 23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 1:11-12 : 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense. 12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.
  • Luke 1:28 : 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.
  • Luke 24:4 : 4 And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:
  • John 12:41 : 41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him.
  • Acts 5:19 : 19 But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,
  • Acts 12:7 : 7 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the cell: and he smote Peter on the side, and awoke him, saying, Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
  • Acts 22:6-9 : 6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9 And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
  • Acts 26:13-14 : 13 at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
  • Acts 27:23 : 23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
  • Heb 12:21 : 21 and so fearful was the appearance, [that] Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:

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    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

  • Luke 2:10-18
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    10And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:

    11for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

    12And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

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

    14Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

    15And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

    16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

    17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

    18And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

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    20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

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    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

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    10And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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    11And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.

    12And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.

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    28And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

    29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

    30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

  • Luke 24:4-5
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    4And it came to pass, while they were perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel:

    5and as they were affrighted and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

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    20But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

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    65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

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    19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

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    2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it.

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    7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.

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    37But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.

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    32A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

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    6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

    7And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

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    1After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory.

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    13Now when they were departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

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    12And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto him, and said unto him, Jehovah is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.

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    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

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    23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

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    79To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

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    22And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.

  • Matt 2:19
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    19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

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    34And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

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    5They saw it, then were they amazed; They were dismayed, they hasted away.

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    32Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

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    10And the man that stood among the myrtle-trees answered and said, These are they whom Jehovah hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth.