Luke 2:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

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  • Isa 8:18 : 18 See, I and the children whom the Lord has given me, are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of armies, whose resting-place is in Mount Zion.
  • Luke 1:65-66 : 65 And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea. 66 And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
  • Luke 2:33 : 33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.
  • Luke 2:47 : 47 And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
  • Luke 4:36 : 36 And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.
  • Luke 5:9-9 : 9 For he was full of wonder and so were all those who were with him, at the number of fish which they had taken; 10 And so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were working with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, Have no fear; from this time forward you will be a fisher of men.

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  • Luke 2:19-20
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    86%

    19But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.

    20Then 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.

  • Luke 2:6-17
    12 verses
    86%

    6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

    7And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.

    8And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

    9And an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of the Lord was shining round about them: and fear came on them.

    10And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

    11For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

    12And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

    13And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

    14Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

    15And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

    16And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

    17And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    78%

    32A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

    33And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • Luke 1:65-66
    2 verses
    76%

    65And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Luke 2:47-48
    2 verses
    74%

    47And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.

    48And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

  • Matt 2:7-11
    5 verses
    72%

    7Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

    8And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

    10And when they saw the star they were full of joy.

    11And they came into the house, and saw the young child with Mary, his mother; and falling down on their faces they gave him worship; and from their store they gave him offerings of gold, perfume, and spices.

  • 7And they were full of wonder and said, Are not all these men Galilaeans?

  • 5They saw it, and so were full of wonder; they were troubled, and went quickly away in fear.

  • 29But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

  • 12And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Matt 2:1-5
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    1Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

    3And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

    4And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

    5And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

  • 26And wonder overcame them all, and they gave glory to God; and they were full of fear, saying, We have seen strange things today.

  • 39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • 20But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

  • 45Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

  • 43And they were full of wonder at the great power of God. But while they were all wondering at all the things which he did, he said to his disciples,

  • 21And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

  • 50And his words seemed strange to them.

  • 12And all the people were quiet while Barnabas and Paul gave an account of the signs and wonders which God had done among the Gentiles by them.

  • 35And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

  • 58And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

  • 18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

  • 38And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

  • 16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.

  • 18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.