Bible Strands
Luke 2:14
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A great multitude of the heavenly host, appearing alongside the angel, speaks to the shepherds in the field at the moment of the Messiah's birth announcement.
The words — δόξα (doxa, "glory") and εἰρήνη (eirēnē, "peace") are the two load-bearing nouns, each anchored to a different realm: heaven and earth.
The thread — Luke 19:38 inverts the order ("peace in heaven and glory in the highest"), and Romans 5:1 ties eirēnē to justification through faith.
Why it lands — The peace is restricted to "men on whom His favor rests," so the verse does not promise universal peace but a specific, conditional one.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Cross-references
- Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Luke 19:38 “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- Luke 1:79 to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- Colossians 1:20 and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through the blood of His cross.
- Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Hebrews 13:20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Psalms 85:9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
- Revelation 5:13 And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”
- Titus 3:4 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,