Luke 2:8 - Revised Version 1885

⁸ And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

Common English Bible

⁸ Nearby shepherds were living in the fields, guarding their sheep at night.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ 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

⁸ And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock.

Luke 2:8 Cross References

Ezekiel 34:8

As I live, saith the Lord GOD surely forasmuch as my sheep became a prey, and my sheep became meat to all the beasts of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my sheep, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my sheep;

Luke 2:7

And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:9

And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.