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

18All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, 19but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them. 21Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him 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

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 18:43Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus, praising God. And all who saw it praised God, too.
• Luke 19:37When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever!
• Psalms 72:17May the king’s name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
• Psalms 106:48Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting! Let all the people say, “Amen!” Praise the Lord!
• Psalms 107:8Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them.
• Isaiah 29:19The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the Lord. The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
• Acts 2:46They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity—
• Acts 11:18When the others heard this, they stopped objecting and began praising God. They said, “We can see that God has also given the Gentiles the privilege of repenting of their sins and receiving eternal 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

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• Jesus
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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