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 went quickly to Bethlehem. When they got there, they found Mary and Joseph with the baby. The baby really was lying in a food box. 17After they had seen the baby, they told everybody about him. They told them what the angel had said to them about him. Many people heard what the shepherds said. They were very surprised. 19Mary remembered everything that the shepherds had said. She thought about it all for a long time. 20The shepherds then went back to their sheep. As they went they praised God. ‘How great you are!’ they said to him. ‘How good you are! Everything that the angel told us was true! We have heard good news. We have seen very special things!’

Luke 2:18 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• they that heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• wonderedθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• atπερίperi · aboutG4012
• were toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• the shepherdsποιμήνpoimēn · shepherdG4166
• ·πρόςpros · to/withG4314

Cross-references for Luke 2:18

• Luke 2:33That is what Simeon said about Jesus. His message surprised Mary and Joseph very much.
• Luke 1:65The people who lived near Zechariah and Elizabeth were very surprised. They saw how great God was. Many people who lived in the hills of Judea also talked about all these things.
• Luke 4:36All the people were very surprised and they said to each other, ‘Listen to what this man says! He has power and authority. He tells bad spirits to come out of people, and they come out.’
• Luke 5:9Simon and his friends were very surprised. They were all surprised because they had caught so many fish.
• Isaiah 8:18Look! Here I am, with the children that the Lord has given to me. We are messages from the Lord Almighty who lives on Mount Zion. We are messages to Israel's people.

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
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• 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