Luke 2:13

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Suddenly a vast, heavenly army appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

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  • 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Micaiah said,“That being the case, listen to the LORD’s message. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing beside him on his right and on his left.
  • Rev 5:11 : 11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels in a circle around the throne, as well as the living creatures and the elders. Their number was ten thousand times ten thousand– thousands times thousands–
  • Dan 7:10 : 10 A river of fire was streaming forth and proceeding from his presence. Many thousands were ministering to him; many tens of thousands stood ready to serve him. The court convened and the books were opened.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation?
  • Gen 28:12 : 12 and had a dream. He saw a stairway erected on the earth with its top reaching to the heavens. The angels of God were going up and coming down it
  • Gen 32:1-2 : 1 Jacob Wrestles at Peniel So Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he exclaimed,“This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
  • Ps 103:20-21 : 20 Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! 21 Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires!
  • Ps 148:2 : 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!
  • Job 38:7 : 7 when the morning stars sang in chorus, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
  • Ps 68:17 : 17 God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
  • Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly. 3 They called out to one another,“Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!”
  • Ezek 3:12 : 12 Ezekiel Before the Exiles Then a wind lifted me up and I heard a great rumbling sound behind me as the glory of the LORD rose from its place,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:14-18
    5 verses
    88%

    14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”

    15When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us.”

    16So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.

    17When they saw him, they related what they had been told about this child,

    18and all who heard it were astonished at what the shepherds said.

  • Luke 2:6-12
    7 verses
    83%

    6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

    8The Shepherds’ Visit Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

    9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.

    10But the angel said to them,“Do not be afraid! Listen carefully, for I proclaim to you good news that brings great joy to all the people:

    11Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.

    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”

  • Luke 2:20
    78%

    20So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

  • Matt 2:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”

    9After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.

    10When they saw the star they shouted joyfully.

  • Ps 148:2
    72%

    2Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all his heavenly assembly!

  • Luke 19:38
    71%

    38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”

  • Luke 1:28-32
    5 verses
    71%

    28The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

    29But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

    30So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

    31Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

  • Luke 1:26
    71%

    26Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

  • Luke 1:19
    71%

    19The angel answered him,“I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

  • Matt 1:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

    23“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”

  • Luke 15:10
    71%

    10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”

  • Matt 2:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1The Visit of the Wise Men After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem

    2saying,“Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

  • Heb 1:6
    70%

    6But when he again brings his firstborn into the world, he says,“Let all the angels of God worship him!”

  • Luke 1:35
    69%

    35The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

  • Luke 2:28
    69%

    28Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

  • Luke 2:32
    69%

    32a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

  • Luke 1:11
    69%

    11An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

  • Matt 2:13
    68%

    13The Escape to Egypt After they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said,“Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to look for the child to kill him.”

  • Luke 22:43
    68%

    43Then an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him.

  • Luke 1:65-66
    2 verses
    68%

    65All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

    66All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

  • Matt 1:20
    68%

    20When 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.

  • Matt 2:5
    68%

    5“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said,“for it is written this way by the prophet:

  • Luke 1:44
    67%

    44For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

  • Luke 1:41-42
    2 verses
    67%

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

  • Luke 1:38
    67%

    38So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

  • Matt 2:19
    67%

    19The Return to Nazareth After Herod had died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

  • Zech 2:3
    67%

    3At this point the angelic messenger who spoke to me went out, and another messenger came to meet him

  • Heb 12:22
    67%

    22But you have come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, to the assembly