Luke 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Glory. Supply the Ellipsis: [be] to God. Compare Luke 19:38.

on earth peace. But man murdered "the Prince of peace", and now vainly talks about "Peace". on. Greek. epi. App-104.

earth. Greek. ge. App-124.

good will toward men. All the texts read "among men of good pleasure", reading eudokias instead of eudokia. But the sense is the same, as the "good pleasure" is that of Jehovah alone. among men of [His] good pleasure: See Luke 12:32, "It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom". But it was man's bad pleasure to reject the kingdom. See the Structure (F).

toward. among. Greek en. App-104.

Luke 2:14

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