Luke 2:20 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called Jesus, which was the name given by the angel before he had been conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:22 And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "shepherds", "returned", "glorifying", "praising", "heard", "seen", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "shepherds", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "But Mary kept all these things in..." into verse 21's "And when eight days were fulfilled for...", so "all things" and "shepherds" 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 "all things" and "shepherds" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.