"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." — Luke 2:14

Luke 2:14 · KJV

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”

— Luke 2:14

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

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. {the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}

Luke 2 — Context

And this {shall be} a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

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

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

Cross References

Romans 5:1

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Luke 19:38

Saying, Blessed {be} the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

Luke 1:79

To give light to them that sit in darkness and {in} the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Colossians 1:20

And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, {I say}, whether {they be} things in earth, or things in heaven. {having...: or, making}

Isaiah 9:6-7

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Hebrews 13:20-21

Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, {covenant: or, testament}

Psalms 85:9-12

Surely his salvation {is} nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.

Revelation 5:13

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, {be} unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.