Luke 2:18

Luke 2:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
• New International Version (NIV)and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

Context of Luke 2:18

16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger. 17After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him. And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.

Luke 2:18 word by word

καὶ πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐθαύμασαν περὶ τῶν λαληθέντων ὑπὸ τῶν ποιμένων πρὸς αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• whoὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• were amazedθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• atπερίperi · aboutG4012
• ·ὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• shepherdsποιμήνpoimēn · shepherdG4166
• saidλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 2:18

• Luke 2:33The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
• Luke 1:65All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
• Luke 4:36All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
• Luke 5:9For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
• Isaiah 8:18Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.

Commentaries on Luke 2:18

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-208. abiding in the fields--staying there, probably in huts or tents. watch ... by night--or, night watches, taking their turn of watching. From about passover time in April until autumn, the flocks pastured constantly in the open fields, the shepherds lodging there all that time. (From this it seems plain that the period of the year usually assigned to our Lord's birth is too late). Were these shepherds chosen to have the first sight of the blessed Babe…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:18

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary
• Shepherd
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Jesus
• Lighten
• Pair
• Ponder

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings