Luke 2:8

New English Translation

Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

Cross References

Ezekiel 34:8

As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, my sheep have become prey and have become food for all the wild beasts. There was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not search for my flock, but fed themselves and did not feed my sheep,

Luke 2:7

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

Luke 2:9

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.