Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Luke 2:18

And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

KJV

καὶ πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐθαύμασαν περὶ τῶν λαληθέντων ὑπὸ τῶν ποιμένων πρὸς αὐτούς·

Greek NT

Et omnes qui audierunt, mirati sunt : et de his quæ dicta erant a pastoribus ad ipsos.

Vulgate

And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

ASV

And all that heard wondered: and at those things that were told them by the shepherds.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
θαυμάζω
thaumazo
verb · 43×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαλέω
laleo
verb · 298×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
ποιμήν
poimen
noun · 18×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§486The Father's only Son, conceived as man in the womb of the Virgin Mary, is "Christ", that is to say, anointed by the Holy Spirit, from the beginning of his human existence, though the manifestation of this fact takes place only progressively: to the shepherds, to the magi, to John the Baptist, to the disciples.123 Thus the whole life of Jesus Christ will make manifest "how God …
§525Jesus was born in a humble stable, into a poor family.202 Simple shepherds were the first witnesses to this event. In this poverty heaven's glory was made manifest.203 The Church never tires of singing the glory of this night: The Virgin today brings into the world the Eternal and the earth offers a cave to the Inaccessible. The angels and shepherds praise him and the magi adva…

Cross-references

  • Luke 1:65 — And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
  • Luke 2:33 — And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
  • Luke 2:47 — And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
  • Luke 4:36 — And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
  • Luke 5:9 — For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: