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

16They went quickly and found Mary and Joseph with the baby, who was lying in a manger. 17When they saw the child, they repeated what they had been told about him. Everyone who heard the shepherds’ story was amazed. 19Mary treasured all these things in her heart and always thought about them. 20As the shepherds returned to their flock, they glorified and praised God for everything they had seen and heard. Everything happened the way 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

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 2:33Jesus’ father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.
• Luke 1:65All their neighbors were filled with awe. Throughout the mountain region of Judea, people talked about everything that had happened.
• Luke 4:36Everyone was stunned. They said to one another, “What kind of command is this? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits, and they come out.”
• Luke 5:9Simon and everyone who was with him were amazed to see the large number of fish they had caught.
• Isaiah 8:18I am here with the children that the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Armies, who lives 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