Luke 2:9

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Luke 2:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

8 And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

9 Just then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:

11 Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

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Luke 1:11

Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

Luke 1:28

The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Judges 6:11

Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

Judges 6:12

And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”

Matthew 1:20

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

Acts 27:23

For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

1 Timothy 3:16

By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.

Exodus 16:7

and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”

Exodus 16:10

And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.

Exodus 40:34

Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:35

Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

1 Kings 8:11

so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

Isaiah 6:3

And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

Isaiah 35:2

It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 40:5

And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”

Isaiah 60:1

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

Ezekiel 3:23

So I got up and went out to the plain, and behold, the glory of the LORD was present there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell facedown.

John 12:41

Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.

2 Corinthians 3:18

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 18:1

After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.

Luke 1:12

When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

Isaiah 6:4

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

Isaiah 6:5

Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”

Acts 22:6

About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

Acts 22:7

I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’

Acts 22:8

‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

Acts 22:9

My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

Acts 26:13

About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

Acts 26:14

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Hebrews 12:21

The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”

Revelation 20:11

Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.