When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Luke 2:17 in context
Luke 2:14–20
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“Glory to God in the highest,
on earth peace, good will toward men.”
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When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
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They came with haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.
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When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
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All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
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But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
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