Luke 2:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Acts 11:18 : 18 And hearing these things they said nothing more, but gave glory to God, saying, Then to the Gentiles as to us has God given a change of heart, so that they may have life.
  • 1 Chr 29:10-12 : 10 So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever. 11 Yours, O Lord, is the strength and the power and the glory, and the authority and the honour: for everything in heaven and on earth is yours; yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are lifted up as head over all. 12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.
  • Ps 72:17-19 : 17 May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name. 18 Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, the only doer of wonders. 19 Praise to the glory of his noble name for ever; let all the earth be full of his glory. So be it, So be it.
  • Ps 106:48 : 48 Praise be to the Lord God of Israel for ever and for ever; and let all the people say, So be it. Give praise to the Lord.
  • Ps 107:8 : 8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 107:15 : 15 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Ps 107:21 : 21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
  • Isa 29:19 : 19 And the poor will have their joy in the Lord increased, and those in need will be glad in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 9:8 : 8 But when the people saw it they were full of fear, and gave glory to God who had given such authority to men.
  • Luke 18:43 : 43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
  • Luke 19:37-38 : 37 And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen; 38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
  • Acts 2:46-47 : 46 And day by day, going in agreement together regularly to the Temple and, taking broken bread together in their houses, they took their food with joy and with true hearts, 47 Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.

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  • Luke 2:6-19
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    86%

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

    7 And 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    15 And 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.

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

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

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

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

  • Luke 2:38-40
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    78%

    38 And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

    39 And 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.

    40 And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

  • Matt 2:8-12
    5 verses
    76%

    8 And 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.

    9 And 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.

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

    11 And 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.

    12 And it was made clear to them by God in a dream that they were not to go back to Herod; so they went into their country by another way.

  • Luke 24:52-53
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    74%

    52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.

    53 And they were in the Temple at all times, giving praise to God.

  • Luke 2:21-22
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    73%

    21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

    22 And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    73%

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

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

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    72%

    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

    28 Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

  • Luke 1:65-66
    2 verses
    72%

    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.

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

  • Matt 2:1-2
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    71%

    1 Now 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,

    2 Saying, 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.

  • Luke 2:30
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    30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,

  • Luke 1:44-46
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    71%

    44 For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

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

    46 And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

  • Luke 5:26
    70%

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

  • Matt 2:5
    70%

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

  • Luke 19:38
    70%

    38 Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

  • Luke 4:15
    70%

    15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

  • Luke 17:15
    69%

    15 And one of them, when he saw that he was clean, turning back, gave praise to God in a loud voice;

  • Luke 1:58
    69%

    58 And 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.

  • Luke 1:38
    69%

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

  • Luke 19:32
    69%

    32 And those whom he sent went away, and it was as he said.

  • Luke 18:43
    69%

    43 And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.

  • Matt 2:21
    69%

    21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Gal 1:24
    69%

    24 And they gave glory to God in me.