Luke 2:20

World English Bible (2000)

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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  • Acts 11:18 : 18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!"
  • 1 Chr 29:10-12 : 10 Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, "You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. 11 Yours, Yahweh, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, Yahweh, and you are exalted as head above all. 12 Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.
  • Ps 72:17-19 : 17 His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed. 18 Praise be to Yahweh God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. 19 Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
  • Ps 106:48 : 48 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting even to everlasting! Let all the people say, "Amen." Praise Yah! BOOK V
  • Ps 107:8 : 8 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
  • Ps 107:15 : 15 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
  • Ps 107:21 : 21 Let them praise Yahweh for his loving kindness, for his wonderful works to the children of men!
  • Isa 29:19 : 19 The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
  • Matt 9:8 : 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they marveled and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
  • Luke 18:43 : 43 Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.
  • Luke 19:37-38 : 37 As he was now getting near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen, 38 saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!"
  • Acts 2:46-47 : 46 Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

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  • Luke 2:6-19
    14 verses
    86%

    6It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.

    7She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

    9Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

    10The angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.

    11For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

    12This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."

    13Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,

    14"Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men."

    15It 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."

    16They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

    17When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

    18All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

    19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

  • Luke 2:38-40
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    78%

    38Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.

    39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

    40The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

  • Matt 2:8-12
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    76%

    8He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."

    9They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.

    10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

    11They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

    12Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.

  • Luke 24:52-53
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    74%

    52They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

    53and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

  • Luke 2:21-22
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    73%

    21When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

    22When the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

  • Luke 2:32-33
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    73%

    32a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."

    33Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

  • Luke 2:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,

    28then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

  • Luke 1:65-66
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    72%

    65Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

    66All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Matt 1:22
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    22Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

  • Matt 2:1-2
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    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

    2"Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."

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

  • Luke 1:44-46
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    44For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

    45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!"

    46Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.

  • Luke 5:26
    70%

    26Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."

  • Matt 2:5
    70%

    5They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

  • Luke 19:38
    70%

    38saying, "Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest!"

  • Luke 4:15
    70%

    15He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all.

  • Luke 17:15
    69%

    15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice.

  • Luke 1:58
    69%

    58Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

  • Luke 1:38
    69%

    38Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

  • Luke 19:32
    69%

    32Those who were sent went away, and found things just as he had told them.

  • Luke 18:43
    69%

    43Immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God. All the people, when they saw it, praised God.

  • Matt 2:21
    69%

    21He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Gal 1:24
    69%

    24And they glorified God in me.