LUKE 2:13 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And suddenly a multitude of the heavenly army was with the angel, praising God, and saying,

UST Suddenly a large group of angels from heaven appeared with the other angel. They were all praising God by saying,

BSB § And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

BLB And suddenly there came with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:

AICNT And suddenly there was [with the angel][fn] a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

2:13, with the angel: Absent from Latin(b).

OEB Then suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly Host, praising God, and singing –

2DT Unexpectedly, it happened with the envoy: a mass, a heavenly army, praising God and saying,

WEBBE Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

FBV Suddenly many heavenly beings appeared, praising God, saying,

TCNT Suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,

T4T Suddenly a large group of angels from heaven appeared and joined the other angel. They all praised God, singing/saying,

LEB And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying,

BBE And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

Moff No Moff LUKE book available

Wymth And immediately there was with the angel a multitude of the army of Heaven praising God and saying,

ASV And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

DRA And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying:

YLT And suddenly there came with the messenger a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying,

Drby And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising [fn]God and saying,

2.13 Elohim

RV And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Wbstr And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

KJB-1769 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

KJB-1611 And suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heauenly hoste praising God, and saying,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And straightway, there was with the Angel, a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praysyng God, and saying.
(And straightway, there was with the Angel, a multitude of heavenly soldiers, praysyng God, and saying.)

Gnva And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praising God, and saying,
(And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heavenly soldiers, praising God, and saying, )

Cvdl And straight waye there was by the angell a multitude of heauenly hoostes, which praysed God, and sayde:
(And straight way there was by the angell a multitude of heavenly hoostes, which praised God, and said:)

TNT And streight waye ther was with the angell a multitude of hevenly sowdiers laudynge God and sayinge:
(And straightway there was with the angell a multitude of heavenly sowdiers laudynge God and saying: )

Wycl And sudenli ther was maad with the aungel a multitude of heuenli knyythod, heriynge God,
(And sudenli there was made with the angel a multitude of heavenly knyythod, heriynge God,)

Luth Und alsbald war da bei dem Engel die Menge der himmlischen Heerscharen, die lobten GOtt und sprachen:
(And alsbald what/which there at to_him angel the Menge the/of_the himmlischen Heerscharen, the lobten God and said:)

ClVg Et subito facta est cum angelo multitudo militiæ cælestis laudantium Deum, et dicentium:
(And subito facts it_is when/with angelo multitudo militiæ cælestis laudantium God, and dicentium: )

UGNT καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου, αἰνούντων τὸν Θεὸν καὶ λεγόντων,
(kai exaifnaʸs egeneto sun tōi angelōi plaʸthos stratias ouraniou, ainountōn ton Theon kai legontōn,)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς ⸀οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν θεὸν καὶ λεγόντων·
(kai exaifnaʸs egeneto sun tōi angelōi plaʸthos stratias ⸀ouraniou ainountōn ton theon kai legontōn;)

TC-GNT Καὶ [fn]ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου, αἰνούντων τὸν Θεόν, καὶ λεγόντων,
(Kai exaifnaʸs egeneto sun tōi angelōi plaʸthos stratias ouraniou, ainountōn ton Theon, kai legontōn, )

2:13 εξαιφνης ¦ εξεφνης WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Birth of Christ

The accounts of the birth of Jesus (Matt 1:18–2:12; Luke 2:1-20) are a study in contrasts. On the one side is the lowliness of the birth. A poor peasant couple makes their way to their ancestral home of Bethlehem to register for a census imposed on them by the oppressive Roman Empire. Their journey is a long and hard one from Galilee, and when they arrive they can find no place of lodging. They are consigned to a place reserved for animals. There is a sense of poverty, rejection, and obscurity. At the birth of the child, announcements are sent not to great kings or to the rich and powerful, but to lowly shepherds watching their flocks in a field.

Yet beside this humble lowliness is a message of unspeakable power and grandeur. The child who is laid in a manger is the Messiah, the long-awaited descendant of King David. He will reign triumphant over the people of Israel and his kingdom will never end. He is the one spoken about by all the prophets. All of history has been pointing forward to its climax in him. A group of wise men from the East come to pay homage to him. And an army of mighty angels comes from heaven to announce his birth.

These contrasts are a foretaste of things to come. In Jesus, the God of Israel and Lord of all the earth has come to visit and to save his people. The Divine One reaches down to meet them where they are. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus will show special concern for the lowly, the poor, the outcast, and sinners. These are the ones he has come to save because they recognize their need for him. They receive the message of salvation with joy and rejoicing.

The contrast between lowliness and exaltation also relates to Jesus’ mission. Though wicked people reject him and put him to death, Jesus is vindicated at his resurrection and exalted to the right hand of God, where he reigns as Lord and Messiah. From there he pours out the Spirit of God to guide and direct his church. Through his life, death, resurrection, and exaltation, Jesus provides forgiveness of sins and eternal life to all those who respond in faith to him.

Passages for Further Study

Matt 1:18–2:12; Luke 2:1-20

Parallel LUKE 2:13