Luke 2:15

¹³ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

¹⁴ Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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.

¹⁶ And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

¹⁷ And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

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 is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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Matthew 2:1–2
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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Luke 24:51
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
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Exodus 3:3
And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
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Matthew 2:9–11
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
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Psalms 111:2
The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
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2 Kings 2:1
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
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2 Kings 2:11
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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