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 Pendant qu’ils étaient là, le temps où Marie devait accoucher arriva,
7 et elle enfanta son fils premier-né. Elle l’emmaillota, et le coucha dans une crèche, parce qu’il n’y avait pas de place pour eux dans l’hôtellerie.
8 Il y avait, dans cette même contrée, des bergers qui passaient dans les champs les veilles de la nuit pour garder leurs troupeaux.
9 Et voici, un ange du Seigneur leur apparut, et la gloire du Seigneur resplendit autour d’eux. Ils furent saisis d’une grande frayeur.
10 Mais l’ange leur dit: Ne craignez point; car je vous annonce une bonne nouvelle, qui sera pour tout le peuple le sujet d’une grande joie:
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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