Luke 2:20

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

18And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. 19But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them. 21And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb. 22And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

Luke 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

• The shepherdsποιμήνpoimēn · shepherdG4166
• wentὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• glorifyingδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• and praisingαἰνέωaineō · to praiseG134
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• for allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• that they had heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• and seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• as had been toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980

Cross-references for Luke 2:20

• Luke 18:43Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, glorifying God; and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.
• Luke 19:37As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
• 1 Chronicles 29:10So David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly; and David said, “Blessed are You, O Lord God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; May his name increase as long as the sun shines; And let men bless themselves by him; Let all nations call him blessed.
• Psalms 106:48Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, “Amen.” Praise the Lord!
• Psalms 107:8Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness, And for His wonders to the sons of men!
• Isaiah 29:19The afflicted also will increase their gladness in the Lord, And the needy of mankind will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Acts 2:46Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart,
• Acts 11:18When they heard this, they quieted down and glorified God, saying, “Well then, God has granted to the Gentiles also the repentance that leads to life.”

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

Topics related to Luke 2:20

• Glorifying God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Praise
• Shepherd
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
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• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Jesus
• Lighten

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