Luke 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἄγγελος
ángelos
G32
angel
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
ἐπέστη
ephístēmi
G2186
to place upon
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δόξα
dóxa
G1391
glory
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
περιέλαμψεν
perilámpō
G4034
to shine around
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐφοβήθησαν
phobéō
G5399
to fear
φόβον
phóbos
G5401
fear
μέγαν
mégas
G3173
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they feared a great fear.
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