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Luke 2:20

Luke 2:20
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the shepherds returned,.... From Bethlehem, to the fields, and to their flock there,

glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard; from Joseph and Mary:

and seen; as the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The shepherds returned - To their flocks. Glorifying ... - Giving honor to God, and celebrating his praises.

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising - These simple men, having satisfactory evidence of the truth of the good tidings, and feeling a Divine influence upon their own minds, returned to the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 2:8-20

The meanest circumstances of Christ's humiliation were all along attended with some discoveries of his glory, to balance them, and take off the offence of them; for even when he humbled himself God…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 2:8-20

The Angels to the Shepherds

8. in the same country Tradition says that they were natives of the little village Beth-zur (Jos 15:58; Neh 3:16). They were feeding their flocks in the same fields from…