Luke 2:14 (DRB)

Passage

Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.

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

Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest: and on earth peace to men of good will.

Luke 2:15 And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath shewed to us.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "glory", "highest", "earth", "peace", and "good". 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 after 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.