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glory, glorious

Definition:

In general, the term "glory" means honor, splendor, and extreme greatness. Anything that has glory is said to be "glorious."

  • Sometimes "glory" refers to something of great value and importance. In other contexts it communicates splendor, brightness, or judgment.
  • For example, the expression "glory of the shepherds" refers to the lush pastures where their sheep had plenty of grass to eat.
  • Glory is especially used to describe God, who is more glorious than anyone or anything in the universe. Everything in his character reveals his glory and his splendor.
  • The expression "to glory in" means to boast about or take pride in something.

Translation Suggestions:

  • Depending on the context, different ways to translate "glory" could include "splendor" or "brightness" or "majesty" or "awesome greatness" or "extreme value."
  • The term "glorious" could be translated as "full of glory" or "extremely valuable" or "brightly shining" or "awesomely majestic."
  • The expression "give glory to God" could be translated as "honor God's greatness" or "praise God because of his splendor" or "tell others how great God is."
  • The expression "glory in" could also be translated as "praise" or "take pride in" or "boast about" or "take pleasure in."

(See also: ../kt/glorify.md)

Bible References:

Examples from the Bible stories:

  • 23:07 Suddenly, the skies were filled with angels praising God, saying, "Glory to God in heaven and peace on earth to the people he favors!"
  • 25:06 Then Satan showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and all their glory and said, "I will give you all this if you bow down and worship me."
  • 37:01 When Jesus heard this news, he said, "This sickness will not end in death, but it is for the glory of God."
  • 37:08 Jesus responded, "Did I not tell you that you would see God's glory if you believe in me?"