Luke 2:18 (GNV)

Passage

And all that heard it, wondred at ye things which were tolde them of the shepheards.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:16 So they came with haste, and founde both Marie and Ioseph, and the babe laid in the cratch.

Luke 2:17 And when they had seene it, they published abroade the thing, that was tolde them of that childe.

Luke 2:18 And all that heard it, wondred at ye things which were tolde them of the shepheards.

Luke 2:19 But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondred them in her heart.

Luke 2:20 And the shepheardes returned glorifiyng and praising God, for all that they had heard and seene as it was spoken vnto them.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And when they had seene it they..." into verse 19's "But Mary kept all those sayings and...", so "heard" and "wondred" 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 "wondred" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.