Luke 2:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

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  • Isa 52:7 : 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who comes with good news, who gives word of peace, saying that salvation is near; who says to Zion, Your God is ruling!
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
  • Gen 12:3 : 3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
  • Ps 98:2-3 : 2 The Lord has given to all the knowledge of his salvation; he has made clear his righteousness in the eyes of the nations. 3 He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
  • Isa 40:9 : 9 You who give good news to Zion, get up into the high mountain; you who give good news to Jerusalem, let your voice be strong; let it be sounding without fear; say to the towns of Judah, See, your God!
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
  • Mark 1:15 : 15 And saying, The time has come, and the kingdom of God is near: let your hearts be turned from sin and have faith in the good news.
  • Mark 16:15 : 15 And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
  • Luke 1:19 : 19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
  • Luke 1:30 : 30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
  • Luke 2:31-32 : 31 Which you have made ready before the face of all nations; 32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
  • Luke 8:1 : 1 And it came about, after a short time, that he went through town and country giving the good news of the kingdom of God, and with him were the twelve,
  • Luke 24:47 : 47 And that teaching about a change of heart and forgiveness of sins is to be given to Jerusalem first and to all nations in his name.
  • Dan 10:11-12 : 11 And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear. 12 Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.
  • Dan 10:19 : 19 Then he said, It is clear to you why I have come to you. And now I will give you an account of what is recorded in the true writings:
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
  • Matt 14:27 : 27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
  • Matt 28:5 : 5 And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.
  • Isa 41:27 : 27 I was the first to give word of it to Zion, and I gave the good news to Jerusalem.
  • Ps 67:1-2 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. With corded instruments. A Psalm. A Song.> May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.) 2 So that men may see your way on the earth, and your salvation among all nations.
  • Isa 52:10 : 10 The Lord has let his holy arm be seen by the eyes of all nations; and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
  • Rom 10:15 : 15 And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
  • Rom 15:9-9 : 9 And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name. 10 And again he says, Take part, you Gentiles, in the joy of his people. 11 And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him. 12 And again Isaiah says, There will be the root of Jesse, and he who comes to be the ruler over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles put their hope.
  • Eph 3:8 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one; 18 And I was dead, and see, I am living for ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hell.
  • Acts 13:32 : 32 And we are giving you the good news of the undertaking made to the fathers,

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    12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

    13 And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

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    15 And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

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    17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

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