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Luke 2:16-18
New English Translation
Luke 2:16-18
New English Translation
16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.[a] 17 When[b] they saw him,[c] they related what they had been told[d] about this child, 18 and all who heard it were astonished[e] at what the shepherds said.
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- Luke 2:16 tn Or “a feeding trough.”
- Luke 2:17 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- Luke 2:17 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
- Luke 2:17 tn Grk “the word which had been spoken to them.”
- Luke 2:18 tn Grk “marveled.” It is a hard word to translate with one term in this context. There is a mixture of amazement and pondering at work in considering the surprising events here. See Luke 1:21, 63; 2:33.
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