Luke 2:14 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 2:12 And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glory", "highest", "earth", "peace", "well", and "pleased". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "glory" and "highest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And suddenly there was with the angel..." into verse 15's "And it came to pass when the...", so "glory" and "highest" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "glory" and "highest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.