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NASB | Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest [heaven], And on earth peace among men with whom He is well-pleased." |
Bible Question:
Another question on this verse! Re: "with whom He is pleased." What is the object of God's pleasure in this verse? As far as I can see there are two possibilities. Is it His "peace?" (meaning Jesus - "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." Luke 3:22) Or is it mankind? Could it be both? |
Bible Answer: Perhaps this could be referring to Genesis 1 as well. Gen 1:26-30 describes the creation of man and the next verse states that, after seeing ALL of His creation, God says that it is "very good." Perhaps "... men with whom He is pleased" is indication of God's love for all mankind, referring back to his pleasure in having created them. When we say "Glory to God" we mean that we are "giving" glory to God. so when the angels sing "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men..." they mean "Let there be Glory to God in the highest, and let there be peace on earth..." The verse therefore takes on the meaning, "Give Glory to God in the highest, because he is bringing peace on earth through Jesus for all mankind, whom He loves." Just thought I'd share a different take on it. |