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Luke 2:17

Witness and mission

15 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.

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

18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

19 But Mary kept 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 hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

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  • Luke 8:39

    Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

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  • Psalms 71:17–18

    O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.

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  • Luke 2:38

    And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

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  • Psalms 16:9–10

    Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

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  • Malachi 3:16

    Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

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  • John 1:41–46

    He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

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