Luke 2:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ That night, some shepherds were in the fields there watching their sheep.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Ezekiel 34:8

“By my life, I promise this to you. Wild animals caught my sheep. Yes, my flock has become food for all the wild animals. Why? Because they did not have a real shepherd. My shepherds did not look out for my flock. No, those shepherds only killed the sheep and fed themselves. They did not feed my flock.”

Luke 2:7

She gave birth to her first son (Jesus). There was not enough room for them in the house. So Mary wrapped the baby with pieces of cloth and laid the baby in a box where cattle are fed.

Luke 2:9

An angel of the Lord (God) stood before the shepherds. The glory of the Lord was shining around them. The shepherds became very afraid.