Luke 2:20
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New International Version (©2011)
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

New Living Translation (©2007)
The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Then the shepherds returned to their flock, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

NET Bible (©2006)
So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And the shepherds returned as they glorified and praised God concerning everything, because they had seen and heard just as it had been spoken with them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
As the shepherds returned to their flock, they glorified and praised God for everything they had seen and heard. Everything happened the way the angel had told them.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

American King James Version
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Darby Bible Translation
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

Weymouth New Testament
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

World English Bible
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

Young's Literal Translation
and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to his praise. Other works of God are for his glory, but the redemption of the world is for his glory in the highest. God's goodwill in sending the Messiah, brought peace into this lower world. Peace is here put for all that good which flows to us from Christ's taking our nature upon him. This is a faithful saying, attested by an innumerable company of angels, and well worthy of all acceptation, That the good-will of God toward men, is glory to God in the highest, and peace on the earth. The shepherds lost no time, but came with haste to the place. They were satisfied, and made known abroad concerning this child, that he was the Saviour, even Christ the Lord. Mary carefully observed and thought upon all these things, which were so suited to enliven her holy affections. We should be more delivered from errors in judgment and practice, did we more fully ponder these things in our hearts. It is still proclaimed in our ears that to us is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord. These should be glad tidings to all.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the shepherds returned,.... From Bethlehem, to the fields, and to their flock there,

glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard; from Joseph and Mary:

and seen; as the babe lying in the manger:

as it was told unto them; by the angel: they glorified God on account of the birth of the Messiah; and praised him, wondering at his grace, and the high honour put upon them, that they should be acquainted with it; and that there was such an exact agreement between the things they had seen, and the angel's account of them.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

20. glorifying and praising God, &c.—The latter word, used of the song of the angels (Lu 2:13), and in Lu 19:37, and Lu 24:53, leads us to suppose that theirs was a song too, probably some canticle from the Psalter—meet vehicle for the swelling emotions of their simple hearts at what "they had heard and seen."

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The Shepherds and Angels
…18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to man.
Mark 1:7 And this was his message: "After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.