secundum Matthæum 2:9

Jerome's Latin Vulgate

Et ecce angelus Domini stetit juxta illos, et claritas Dei circumfulsit illos, et timuerunt timore magno.

Parallel Translations

Clementine Latin Vulgate (1592)
Quid est facilius dicere paralytico : Dimittuntur tibi peccata tua : an dicere : Surge, tolle grabatum tuum, et ambula ?

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Et angelus Domini stetit iuxta illos, et claritas Domini circumfulsit illos, et timuerunt timore magno.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

lo: Luke 1:11, Luke 1:28, Judges 6:11, Judges 6:12, Matthew 1:20, Acts 27:23, 1 Timothy 3:16

and the: Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 40:34, Exodus 40:35, 1 Kings 8:11, Isaiah 6:3, Isaiah 35:2, Isaiah 40:5, Isaiah 60:1, Ezekiel 3:23, John 12:41, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Revelation 18:1

and they: Luke 1:12, Isaiah 6:4, Isaiah 6:5, Acts 22:6-9, Acts 26:13, Acts 26:14, Hebrews 12:21, Revelation 20:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:17 - he was John 1:51 - and the Hebrews 1:6 - And let Hebrews 1:14 - ministering

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And lo, the angel of the Lord,.... It may be Gabriel, who had brought the tidings of the conception of the Messiah to the virgin, and now the birth of him to the shepherds:

came upon them; on a sudden, unexpectedly, at once, and stood by them, as some versions read; or rather, stood over them, over their heads, just above them; so that he was easily and perfectly seen by them;

and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; or a very glorious and extraordinary light shone with surprising lustre and brightness all around them; by which light, they could discern the illustrious form of the angel that was over them:

and they were sore afraid; at the sight of such a personage, and at such unusual light and glory about them: they were not used to such appearances, and were awed with the majesty of God, of which these were symbols, and were conscious to themselves of their own sinfulness and frailty.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The glory of the Lord - This is the same as a “great” glory - that is, a splendid appearance or “light.” The word “glory” is often the same as light, 1 Corinthians 15:41; Luke 9:31; Acts 22:11. The words “Lord” and “God” are often used to denote “greatness” or “intensity.” Thus, “trees of God” mean great trees; “hills of God,” high or lofty hills, etc. So “the glory of the Lord” here means an exceedingly great or bright luminous appearance perhaps not unlike what Paul saw on the way to Damascus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 2:9. The angel of the Lord came upon them — Or, stood over them, επεστη. It is likely that the angel appeared in the air at some little distance above them, and that from him the rays of the glory of the Lord shone round about them, as the rays of light are protected from the sun.

They were sore afraid. — Terrified with the appearance of so glorious a being, and probably fearing that he was a messenger of justice, coming to denounce Divine judgments, or punish them immediately, for sins with which their consciences would not fail, on such an occasion, to reproach them.