Luke 2:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

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  • 2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face giving back as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord who is the Spirit.
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
  • 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts 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 bright with his glory.
  • Exod 16:7 : 7 And in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord; for your angry words against the Lord have come to his ears: and what are we that you are crying out against us?
  • Exod 16:10 : 10 And while Aaron was talking to the children of Israel, their eyes were turned in the direction of the waste land, and they saw the glory of the Lord shining in the cloud.
  • Exod 40:34-35 : 34 Then the cloud came down covering the Tent of meeting, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord; 35 So that Moses was not able to go into the Tent of meeting, because the cloud was resting on it, and the House was full of the glory of the Lord.
  • Judg 6:11-12 : 11 Now the angel of the Lord came and took his seat under the oak-tree in Ophrah, in the field of Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon was crushing grain in the place where the grapes were crushed, so that the Midianites might not see it. 12 And the angel of the Lord came before his eyes, and said to him, The Lord is with you, O man of war.
  • 1 Kgs 8:11 : 11 So that the priests were not able to keep their places to do their work because of the cloud, for the house of the Lord was full of the glory of the Lord.
  • Isa 6:3-5 : 3 And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory. 4 And the bases of the door-pillars were shaking at the sound of his cry, and the house was full of smoke. 5 Then I said, The curse is on me, and my fate is destruction; for I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.
  • Isa 35:2 : 2 It will be flowering like the rose; it will be full of delight and songs; the glory of Lebanon will be given to it; the pride of Carmel and Sharon: they will see the glory of the Lord, the power of our God.
  • Isa 40:5 : 5 And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
  • Isa 60:1 : 1 Up! let your face be bright, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord is shining on you.
  • Ezek 3:23 : 23 Then I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 1:11-12 : 11 And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar. 12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.
  • Luke 1:28 : 28 And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.
  • Luke 24:4 : 4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:
  • John 12:41 : 41 (Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)
  • Acts 5:19 : 19 But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
  • Acts 12:7 : 7 And a great light was seen shining in the room, and an angel of the Lord came to Peter and, touching him on his side so that he came out of his sleep, said, Get up quickly. And his chains came off his hands.
  • Acts 22:6-9 : 6 And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me. 7 And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? 8 And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking. 9 And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.
  • Acts 26:13-14 : 13 In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me. 14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.
  • Acts 27:23 : 23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
  • Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white seat, and him who was seated on it, before whose face the earth and the heaven went in flight; and there was no place for them.
  • Heb 12:21 : 21 And the vision was so overpowering that even Moses said, I am shaking and full of fear.

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    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7 And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

    8 And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

  • Luke 2:10-18
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    10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

    11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

    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,

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

    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.

    16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

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

    18 And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

  • Luke 2:20
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    20 Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

  • Matt 2:8-10
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    8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9 And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

    10 And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

  • Luke 1:11-12
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    11 And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

    12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

  • Luke 1:28-30
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    28 And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.

    29 But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

    30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

  • Luke 24:4-5
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    4 And while they were in doubt about it, they saw two men in shining clothing by them:

    5 And while their faces were bent down to the earth in fear, these said to them, Why are you looking for the living among the dead?

  • Matt 1:20
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    20 But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

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    65 And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

  • Luke 1:19
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    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.

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    2 The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

  • Matt 28:2-4
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    2 And there was a great earth-shock; for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, rolling back the stone, took his seat on it.

    3 His form was shining like the light, and his clothing was white as snow:

    4 And for fear of him the watchmen were shaking, and became as dead men.

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    7 The angel of the Lord is ever watching over those who have fear of him, to keep them safe.

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    26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 24:37
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    37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

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    32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

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    1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

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    6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

    7 And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.

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

  • Matt 2:13
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    13 And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

  • Judg 6:12
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    12 And the angel of the Lord came before his eyes, and said to him, The Lord is with you, O man of war.

  • Luke 1:35
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    35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

  • Matt 1:23
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    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

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    79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

  • Judg 6:22
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    22 Then Gideon was certain that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, I am in fear, O Lord God! for I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face.

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

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    34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

  • Ps 48:5
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    5 They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

  • Luke 9:32
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    32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

  • Zech 1:10
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    10 And the man who was between the mountains, answering me, said, These are those whom the Lord has sent to go up and down through the earth.