Luke 2:15
13 And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
17 After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- KJV
- And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
- WEB
- When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass, as the angels departed from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, Let us make our way then now as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, as the angels went away from them into heaven, [that] the shepherds were saying to one another, “Let us go through indeed as far as Bethlehem, and let us see this saying that has come to pass, which the Lord made known to us.”
- ÅB
- Og det skjedde da englene var faret fra dem opp til himmelen, da sa hyrdene til hverandre: La oss nå gå like til Betlehem og se dette som har hendt, og som Herren har kunngjort oss!
- OTB
- Da englene hadde forlatt dem og vendt tilbake til himmelen, sa hyrdene til hverandre: "La oss gå til Betlehem og se dette som har hendt, som Herren har kunngjort for oss."
- B1930
- Og det skjedde da englene var faret fra dem op til himmelen, da sa hyrdene til hverandre: La oss nu gå like til Betlehem og se dette som har hendt, og som Herren har kunngjort oss!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 3:22
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Read in contextMatthew 2:1–2
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
Read in contextLuke 24:51
While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
Read in contextExodus 3:3
So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
Read in contextMatthew 2:9–11
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
Read in contextPsalms 111:2
Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.
Read in context2 Kings 2:1
Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,
Read in context2 Kings 2:11
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
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