Luke 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
Luke 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 2:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”
Luke 2:8 — World English Bible
Luke 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”
Luke 2:8 — American Standard Version
Luke 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,”
Luke 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there were shepherds in that country abiding without, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”
Luke 2:8 — Darby Translation
Luke 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there were in the same countrey shepheards, abiding in the fielde, and keeping watch by night ouer their flocke.”
Luke 2:8 — Geneva Bible
Luke 2:8 in Context — Luke 2
6 Y aconteció que estando ellos allí, se cumplieron los días en que ella había de parir.
7 Y parió á su hijo primogénito, y le envolvió en pañales, y acostóle en un pesebre, porque no había lugar para ellos en el mesón.
8 Y había pastores en la misma tierra, que velaban y guardaban las vigilias de la noche sobre su ganado.
9 Y he aquí el ángel del Señor vino sobre ellos, y la claridad de Dios los cercó de resplandor; y tuvieron gran temor.
10 Mas el ángel les dijo: No temáis; porque he aquí os doy nuevas de gran gozo, que será para todo el pueblo:
What Does Luke 2:8 Mean?
Luke 2:8 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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