⁸Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. ⁹And ³behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, ^fand they were greatly afraid. ¹⁰Then the angel said to them, ^g“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy ^hwhich will be to all people. ¹¹ⁱFor there is born to you this day in the city of David ^ja Savior, ^kwho is Christ the Lord. ¹²And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a ⁴manger.”

¹³^lAnd suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

¹⁴“Glory ^mto God in the highest,

And on earth ⁿpeace, ^ogoodwill ⁵toward men!”

The Shepherds Visit Jesus

¹⁵So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.

Read in Logos

Luke 2:11: For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Footnotes

3NU omits behold
4feed trough
5NU toward men of goodwill

Cross references

f Luke 1:12
g Luke 1:13, 30
h Gen. 12:3; Is. 49:6; [Matt. 28:19; Mark 1:15; Col. 1:23]
i Is. 9:6
j Matt. 1:21; John 4:42; [Acts 5:31]
k Matt. 1:16; 16:16, 20; John 11:27; Acts 2:36; Phil. 2:11
l Gen. 28:12; Ps. 103:20; 148:2; Dan. 7:10; [Heb. 1:14]; Rev. 5:11
m Matt. 21:9; Luke 19:38; Eph. 1:6
n Is. 57:19; [Rom. 5:1]; Eph. 2:17; [Col. 1:20]
o[John 3:16; Eph. 2:4, 7; 2 Thess. 2:16; 1 John 4:9]