KJV King James 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 2:15
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.”
WEB World English Bible
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.”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding context — Luke 2
12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15 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.
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard [it] wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beὡςG5613 · hōsas/whenἀπῆλθονG565 · aperchomaito go awayἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoοὐρανὸνG3772 · ouranosheavenοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἄγγελοι,G32 · angelosangelοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoποιμένεςG4166 · poimēnshepherdἐλάλουνG2980 · laleōto speakπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withἀλλήλους·G240 · allēlōnone anotherδιέλθωμενG1330 · dierchomaito pass throughδὴG1211 · dēsoἕωςG2193 · heōsuntilΒηθλέεμG965 · BēthleemBethlehemκαὶG2532 · kaiandἴδωμενG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥῆμαG4487 · rhēmadeclarationτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoγεγονὸςG1096 · ginomaito beὃG3739 · hos, hēwhichὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodἐγνώρισενG1107 · gnōrizōto make knownἡμῖν.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Matthew 2:1-2Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.Matthew 2:9-11When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.Exodus 3:3And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.Matthew 12:42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.Luke 24:51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.2 Kings 2:1And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.John 20:1-10The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.Psalm 111:2The works of the LORD [are] great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.2 Kings 2:11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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