18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
Linguistic Insight
Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.
Cross-References
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: …
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. …
And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Topics
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-20)The meanest circumstances of Christ’s humiliation were all along attended with some discoveries of his glory, to balance them, and take off the offence of them; for even when he humbled himself God did in some measure exalt him and give him earnests of his future exaltation. When we saw him wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger , we were tempted to say, “Surely this cannot be the Son o…
My Notes
Notes are saved on this device.