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Luke 2:20
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 2:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
- New International Version (NIV)The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.
Context of Luke 2:20
18Many 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. The 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!’ 21When the baby was eight days old, it was time for the priest to circumcise him. His parents gave him the name ‘Jesus’. The angel had told Mary that they must give him that name. He told her that before she had the baby inside her. 22Long ago, God gave Moses rules for his people to obey. One rule told people how to become clean after a baby was born. The time came for Mary and Joseph to do this. So they took the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to show him to the Lord.
Read all of Luke 2Luke 2:20 word by word
καὶ ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ ποιμένες δοξάζοντες καὶ αἰνοῦντες τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἤκουσαν καὶ εἶδον καθὼς ἐλαλήθη πρὸς αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- the shepherdsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the shepherdsποιμήνpoimēn · shepherdG4166
- returnedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
- glorifyingδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
- praisingαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- forἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- the things thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- they had heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
- it was toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
Cross-references for Luke 2:20
- Luke 18:43Immediately, the man could see again. He started to follow Jesus along the road. He was praising God. Many people saw what had happened. They also praised God.
- Luke 19:37Jesus got near to the lowest part of the Mount of Olives. The whole crowd of his disciples were very happy. They began to praise God with loud voices. They thanked him for all the great things that they had seen.
- 1 Chronicles 29:10David praised the Lord in front of all the people who had met together. He said, ‘We praise you Lord, the God of our ancestor, Israel. You deserve that people praise you for ever!
- Psalms 72:17May the king be famous for ever! May people remember him for as long as the sun continues to shine. May people from all nations use his name when they bless one another. May they all say that God has blessed the king!
- Psalms 106:48Praise the Lord, Israel's God, as he deserves! Praise him now and for ever! Let everybody say, ‘Amen! We agree!’ Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
- Psalms 107:8So God's people should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people.
- Isaiah 29:19And the Lord will make weak people happy again. Poor people will sing with joy, because of what the Holy God of Israel has done.
- Acts 2:46The whole group of believers met together every day in the yard of the temple. They shared their food and they ate meals together in each other's homes. They were very happy and they were honest with each other.
- Acts 11:18The Jewish believers heard what Peter said. They could not say anything more against him. Instead, they praised God and they said, ‘We now see that God has also let Gentiles have life with him. He will accept them if they stop doing bad things and turn to him.’
Commentaries on Luke 2:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising - These simple men, having satisfactory evidence of the truth of the good tidings, and feeling a Divine influence upon their own minds, returned to the care of their flocks, glorifying God for what he had shown them, and for the blessedness which they felt. "Jesus Christ, born of a woman, laid in a stable, proclaimed and ministered to by the heavenly host, should be a subject of frequent contemplation to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The shepherds returned - To their flocks. Glorifying - Giving honor to God, and celebrating his praises.Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20glorifying and praising God: These are major themes throughout Luke’s Gospel (for example, 1:64; 2:13, 28; 5:25–26; 7:16; 13:13; 17:15, 18; 18:43; 19:37; 23:47; 24:53).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. glorifying and praising God, &c.--The latter word, used of the song of the angels (Lu 2:13), and in Lu 19:37, and Lu 24:53, leads us to suppose that theirs was a song too, probably some canticle from the Psalter--meet vehicle for the swelling emotions of their simple hearts at what "they had heard and seen." Here only recorded, and even here merely alluded to, for the sake of the name then given to the holy Babe, "Jesus," or Saviour (Mt 1:21; Ac…Read the comment
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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
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