Luke 2:20 - Plain English Version

²⁰ As those men walked back to their sheep, they talked about how everything happened, just like God’s angel said. They said to God, “You are really great.” And they told everybody that God is great.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, just as it had been told them.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

Common English Bible

²⁰ The shepherds returned home, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. Everything happened just as they had been told.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told to them.

Luke 2:20 Cross References

Mark 1:7

John told them, “A man will come to this country later. He is more important than me, and he is stronger than me. I’m not good enough to untie his shoes. I’m just nothing.

Acts 11:18

The Jewish Christians heard Peter say that, and they stopped arguing with him. They started to thank God and say he is really good. They said, “Now we understand it. God will let anyone come to him, even people that are not Jews, and after they turn away from doing bad things, and they come to him, then he will give them new life that never stops. God is so good.”