Luke 2:13 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 2:11 for to-day a Saviour has been born to you in David's city, who is Christ [the] Lord.

Luke 2:12 And this is the sign to 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, good pleasure in men.

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "suddenly", "angel", "multitude", "heavenly", "host", "praising", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "suddenly" and "angel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And this is the sign to you..." into verse 14's "Glory to God in the highest and...", so "suddenly" and "angel" 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 "suddenly" and "angel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.