Luke 2:18 (DBY)

Passage

And all who heard [it] wondered at the things said to them by the shepherds.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:16 And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger;

Luke 2:17 and having seen [it] they made known about the country the thing which had been said to them concerning this child.

Luke 2:18 And all who heard [it] wondered at the things said to them by the shepherds.

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all these things [in her mind], pondering [them] in her heart.

Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and seen, as it had been said to them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "wondered", "things", "said", and "shepherds". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "wondered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "and having seen it they made known..." into verse 19's "But Mary kept all these things in...", so "heard" and "wondered" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "heard" and "wondered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.