Among men in whom he is well pleased (εν ανθρωποις ευδοκιας). The Textus Receptus (Authorized Version also has ευδοκια, but the ge…

Glory to God. Praise be to God, or honor be to God. That is, the praise of redeeming humanity is due to God. The plan of redemption will b…

Glory to God in the highest.—The words would seem to have formed one of the familiar doxologies of the Jews, and, as such…

Praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone a…

The Venerable Bede: So that the authority of a single angel would not seem small, as soon as one had revealed the sacrament of …

The doxology “Glory to God in the highest” is the climax of the story. Its two parts relate to heaven and to earth respectively. In Luke’s account …

Glory to God in the highest. The angels begin with thanksgiving, or with the praises of God; for Scripture, too, everywhere reminds us tha…

Glory to God in the highest
Which with the following words, are not to be considered as a wish, that so it might be,…

Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …