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Andκαὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςsaidεἶπενto them,αὐτοῖς“Do notΜὴbe afraid;φοβεῖσθεforγὰρlook,ἰδοὺI bringεὐαγγελίζομαιyouὑμῖνgood newsεὐαγγελίζομαιof greatμεγάληνjoyχαρὰνthatἥτιςwill beἔσταιfor allπαντὶthe people;τῷ λαῷ
Luke 2:10
Study it in the app“And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for look, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people;”
He is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger; shepherds are told a Savior has been bornWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:10, word by word
- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- be afraidφοβεῖσθεphobeisthe
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phobeisthe” appears- I bringεὐαγγελίζομαιeuangelizomai
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizomai” appears- of greatμεγάληνmegalēn
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēn” appears- joyχαρὰνcharan
joy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charan” appears- will beἔσταιestai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appears- the peopleλαῷlaōi
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laōi” appears
The context
9And an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were afraid with great fear.
10 · This verse (above)
11for today a Savior has been born to you who is the Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.
To study Luke 2 in a group
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?