Luke 2:17–20
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2:17When49 they saw him,50 they related what they had been told51 about this child, 2:18and all who heard it were astonished52 at what the shepherds said. 2:19But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering in her heart what they might mean.532:20So54 the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising55 God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.56
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- 49 Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
- 50 The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
- 51 Grk “the word which had been spoken to them.”
- 52 Grk “marveled.” It is a hard word to translate with one term in this context. There is a mixture of amazement and pondering at work in considering the surprising events here. See Luke 1:21, 63; 2:33.
- 53 The term συμβάλλουσα (sumballousa) suggests more than remembering. She is trying to put things together here (Josephus, 2.5.3 [2.72]). The words “what they might mean” have been supplied in the translation to make this clear. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
- 54 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.
- 55 The mention of glorifying and praising God is the second note of praise in this section; see Luke 2:13–14.
- 56 Grk “just as [it] had been spoken to them.” This has been simplified in the English translation by making the prepositional phrase (“to them”) the subject of the passive verb. The closing remark just as they had been told notes a major theme of Luke 1–2 as he sought to reassure Theophilus: God does what he says he will do.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
After seeing them, they reported the message they were told about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary was treasuring up all these things in her heart and meditating on them. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard, which were just as they had been told.
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NLTNew Living Translation
After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And when they saw it, they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child. And all who heard it were astonished concerning what had been said to them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
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KJV 1900King James Version
And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 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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