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Luke 2:17

Witness and mission

15 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.

After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.

18 And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.

19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

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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
After they had seen the Child, they spread the message they had received about Him.
KJV
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
WEB
When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
ASV
And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
DARBY
and having seen [it] they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.
BLB
And having seen, they made known concerning the saying having been spoken to them concerning this Child.
ÅB
og da de hadde sett det, fortalte de dem det ord som var sagt dem om dette barn.
OTB
Da de hadde sett det, fortalte de om det som var blitt sagt dem om dette barnet.
B1930
og da de hadde sett det, fortalte de dem det ord som var sagt dem om dette barn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 66:16

    Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

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  • Luke 8:39

    “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.

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  • Psalms 71:17–18

    O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.

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  • Luke 2:38

    Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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  • Psalms 16:9–10

    Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

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  • Malachi 3:16

    At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.

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  • John 1:41–46

    He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).

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