Luke 2:8-20

Expanded Bible

Shepherds Hear About Jesus

⁸ ·That night [^LAt night], some shepherds were [living out] in the fields ·nearby [^Lin that region/place] watching their ·sheep [^Lflock]. ⁹ Then an angel of the Lord stood before them. The glory of the Lord ·was shining around [surrounded] them, and they became very frightened. ¹⁰ The angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. [^L…for/because] I am bringing you good news that will ·be a [or bring] great joy to all the people. ¹¹ Today your Savior was born in the town of David. He is ·Christ [the Messiah], the Lord. ¹² This ·is how you will know him [will be the sign for you]: You will find a baby wrapped in ·pieces of cloth [cloths; ^Tswaddling clothes] and lying in a ·feeding trough [^Tmanger].”

¹³ ·Then [^LAnd suddenly] a ·very large group [or great army] of angels from heaven ·joined [appeared with] the first angel, praising God and saying:

¹⁵ When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem. Let’s see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about.”

¹⁶ So the shepherds went quickly and found Mary and Joseph and the baby, who was lying in a ·feeding trough [^Tmanger]. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they ·told [spread the word about; let people know] what the angels had said about this child. ¹⁸ Everyone [^Lwho heard] ·was amazed [wondered; marveled] at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary ·treasured [kept; preserved] these things and ·continued to think about them [^Lpondered/considered them in her heart]. ²⁰ Then the shepherds went back to their sheep, ·praising [glorifying] God and ·thanking [praising] him for everything they had seen and heard. It had been just as the angel had told them.