Luk 2:9 | NET2full | STEP | An angel of the Lord appeared to them , and the glory of the Lord shone around them , and they were absolutely terrified .

‏ Luke 2:9

9 An ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} angel of the Lord ^{▼▼tn Or “the angel of the Lord.” See the note on the word “Lord” in 1:11.} appeared to ^{▼▼tn Or “stood in front of.”} them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified. ^{▼▼tn Grk “they feared a great fear” (a Semitic idiom which intensifies the main idea, in this case their fear).} ^{▼▼sn Terrified. See similar responses in Luke 1:12, 29.}