Luke Chapter 2 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 2:20

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.
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BBE Luke 2:20

Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.
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DARBY Luke 2:20

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.
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KJV Luke 2:20

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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WBT Luke 2:20


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WEB Luke 2:20

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
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YLT Luke 2:20

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

Parallel Commentaries ...GreekTheοἱ (hoi)Article - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.shepherdsποιμένες (poimenes)Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 4166: A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd.returned,ὑπέστρεψαν (hypestrepsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.glorifyingδοξάζοντες (doxazontes)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 1392: To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. praisingαἰνοῦντες (ainountes)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 134: To praise. From ainos; to praise.GodΘεὸν (Theon)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.forἐπὶ (epi)PrepositionStrong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. allπᾶσιν (pasin)Adjective - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.they had heardἤκουσαν (ēkousan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. seen,εἶδον (eidon)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.which was just asκαθὼς (kathōs)AdverbStrong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.[the angel] had toldἐλαλήθη (elalēthē)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.them.αὐτούς (autous)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.Jump to PreviousAccordance Announcement Glorifying Glory Heard Keepers Praise Praising Sheep Shepherds Turned