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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
• New Living Translation (NLT)All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished,

Context of Luke 2:18

16And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

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 2:33And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.
• Luke 1:65And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea,
• Luke 4:36And they were all amazed and said to one another, "What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!"
• Luke 5:9For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken,
• Isaiah 8:18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are signs and portents 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