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Luke 2:20

Praise and worshipJoy

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.

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.

21 When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.

22 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

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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
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
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.
WEB
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
ASV
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
DARBY
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.
BLB
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things that they heard and saw, just as it was said to them.
ÅB
Og hyrdene vendte tilbake, og priste og lovet Gud for alt det de hadde hørt og sett, slik som det var blitt sagt dem.
OTB
Hyrdene vendte tilbake, og de priste og lovet Gud for alt de hadde hørt og sett, slik som det var blitt sagt dem.
B1930
Og hyrdene vendte tilbake, og priste og lovet Gud for alt det de hadde hørt og sett, således som det var blitt sagt dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 106:48

    Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!

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  • Acts 11:18

    When they heard this, their objections were put to rest, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:10–12

    Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

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  • Psalms 72:17–19

    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

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  • Matthew 9:8

    When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

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  • Isaiah 29:19

    The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

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  • Psalms 107:21

    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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  • Psalms 107:15

    Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

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