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“GloryΔόξαto Godθεῷinἐνthe highest,ὑψίστοιςandκαὶonἐπὶearthγῆςpeaceεἰρήνηamongἐνpeopleἀνθρώποιςof his good pleasure.”εὐδοκίας
Luke 2:14
Study it in the app““Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people of his good pleasure.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:14, word by word
- “GloryΔόξαDoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “Doxa” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- the highestὑψίστοιςhypsistois
highest
Most High. "In the highest" means in heaven, where God is.
Where else “hypsistois” appears- earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnē” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears- of his good pleasureεὐδοκίαςeudokias
good pleasure, goodwill
Good pleasure, goodwill: what seems good to someone; also a desire.
Where else “eudokias” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “and on earth peace, good will toward people.”
The context
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,
14 · This verse (above)
15And it happened, when the angels went away from them into heaven, that the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go then over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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?