So, she bore her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in [linen] cloths and laid Him in an animal’s feeding trough because there was no room for them in the lodge.
Luke 2:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) Now there were [some] shepherds in that region who were living in the fields and guarding their flocks [of sheep] at night. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And in that vicinity there were shepherds living [out under the open sky] in the field, watching [in shifts] over their flock by night. American Standard Version (1901) And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. Common English Bible Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night. Catholic Public Domain Version And there were shepherds in the same region, being vigilant and keeping watch in the night over their flock. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock. |
So, she bore her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in [linen] cloths and laid Him in an animal’s feeding trough because there was no room for them in the lodge.
[Suddenly] an angel from the Lord [was seen] standing near them and the glorious presence of the Lord shone around them, and they were very afraid.