Luke 2:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, with all the army of heaven in their places round him at his right hand and at his left.
  • Rev 5:11 : 11 And I saw, and there came to my ears the sound of a great number of angels round about the high seat and the beasts and the rulers; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
  • Dan 7:10 : 10 A stream of fire was flowing and coming out from before him: a thousand thousands were his servants, and ten thousand times ten thousand were in their places before him: the judge was seated and the books were open.
  • Luke 15:10 : 10 Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.
  • Heb 1:14 : 14 Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?
  • Gen 28:12 : 12 And he had a dream, and in his dream he saw steps stretching from earth to heaven, and the angels of God were going up and down on them.
  • Gen 32:1-2 : 1 And on his way Jacob came face to face with the angels of God. 2 And when he saw them he said, This is the army of God: so he gave that place the name of Mahanaim.
  • Ps 103:20-21 : 20 Give praise to the Lord, you his angels, who are great in strength, doing his orders, and waiting for his voice. 21 Give praise to the Lord, all you his armies; and you his servants who do his pleasure.
  • Ps 148:2 : 2 Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.
  • Job 38:7 : 7 When the morning stars made songs together, and all the sons of the gods gave cries of joy?
  • Ps 68:17 : 17 The war-carriage of God is among Israel's thousands; the Lord has come from Sinai to the holy place.
  • Eph 3:10 : 10 So that now to the rulers and the authorities in the heavens might be made clear through the church the wide-shining wisdom of God,
  • 1 Pet 1:12 : 12 And it was made clear to those prophets that they were God's servants not for themselves but for you, to give you word of the things which have now come to your ears from the preachers of the good news through the Holy Spirit sent down from heaven; things which even angels have a desire to see.
  • Isa 6:2-3 : 2 Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight. 3 And one said in a loud voice to another, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of armies: all the earth is full of his glory.
  • Ezek 3:12 : 12 Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:14-18
    5 verses
    88%

    14Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

    15And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

    16And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

    17And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

    18And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

  • Luke 2:6-12
    7 verses
    83%

    6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

    8And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

    9And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

    10And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

    11For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

    12And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

  • Luke 2:20
    78%

    20Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

  • Matt 2:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

    10And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

  • Ps 148:2
    72%

    2Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies.

  • Luke 19:38
    71%

    38Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

  • Luke 1:28-32
    5 verses
    71%

    28And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.

    29But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

    30And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

    31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Luke 1:26
    71%

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

  • Luke 1:19
    71%

    19And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

  • Matt 1:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Luke 15:10
    71%

    10Even so, I say to you, There is joy among the angels of God, when one sinner is turned away from his wrongdoing.

  • Matt 2:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

  • Heb 1:6
    70%

    6And again, when he is sending his only Son into the world, he says, Let all the angels of God give him worship.

  • Luke 1:35
    69%

    35And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

  • Luke 2:28
    69%

    28Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

  • Luke 2:32
    69%

    32A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • Luke 1:11
    69%

    11And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

  • Matt 2:13
    68%

    13And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

  • Luke 22:43
    68%

    43And an angel from heaven came to him, to give him strength.

  • Luke 1:65-66
    2 verses
    68%

    65And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Matt 1:20
    68%

    20But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

  • Matt 2:5
    68%

    5And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

  • Luke 1:44
    67%

    44For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

  • Luke 1:41-42
    2 verses
    67%

    41And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

    42And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

  • Luke 1:38
    67%

    38And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

  • Matt 2:19
    67%

    19But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

  • Zech 2:3
    67%

    3And the Lord gave me a vision of four metal-workers.

  • Heb 12:22
    67%

    22But you have come to the mountain of Zion, to the place of the living God, to the Jerusalem which is in heaven, and to an army of angels which may not be numbered,