Luke 2:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it came to pass, as the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And it fortuned assone as the angels were gone awaye fro them in to heven the shepherdes sayd one to another: let vs goo eve vnto Bethleem and se this thynge that is hapened which the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And it fortuned wha the angels were gone from the in to heaue, the shepherdes sayde one to another: let vs go now euen vnto Bethleem, and se this thinge that is happened, which ye LORDE hath shewed vnto vs.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And it came to passe whe the Angels were gone away from them into heauen, that the shepheards sayde one to another, Let vs goe then vnto Beth-leem, and see this thing that is come to passe which the Lord hath shewed vnto vs.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And it came to passe, assoone as the Angels were gone away from them into heauen, the sheepheardes said one to another: Let vs go nowe euen vnto Bethlehem, and see this thyng that is come to passe, whiche the Lorde hath shewed vnto vs.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it came to pass, when the messengers were gone away from them to the heavens, that the men, the shepherds, said unto one another, `We may go over indeed unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that hath come to pass, that the Lord did make known to us.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, that the Lord has made known to us.”

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 3:3 : 3 So Moses said, 'I will turn aside to see this remarkable sight—why the bush is not burning up.'
  • 2 Kgs 2:1 : 1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.
  • 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
  • Ps 111:2 : 2 The works of the Lord are great, studied by all who take delight in them.
  • Matt 2:1-2 : 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem. 2 They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.'
  • Matt 2:9-9 : 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed with great emotion. 11 Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Matt 12:42 : 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and look—something greater than Solomon is here.
  • Luke 24:51 : 51 While he was blessing them, he departed from them and was taken up to heaven.
  • John 20:1-9 : 1 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and she saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and she said to them, 'They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have put him.' 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. 5 He bent down and looked inside, and he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then Simon Peter arrived, following him, and he went into the tomb. He saw the linen wraps lying there. 7 He also saw the face cloth that had been on Jesus' head, not lying with the linen wraps, but folded up separately in a place by itself. 8 Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside, and he saw and believed. 9 For they still did not understand the Scripture, that he must rise from the dead. 10 Then the disciples went back to their homes.
  • 1 Pet 3:22 : 22 He is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels, authorities, and powers subjected to Him.

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