Luke 2:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by 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. |
As I live, says the Lord God, because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd; and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep;
And she gave birth to her first-born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.