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  • Luke 2:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 15 So when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another: “Let us by all means go over to Bethʹle·hem and see what has taken place, which Jehovah* has made known to us.”

  • Luke 2:15
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 15 Καὶ And ἐγένετο it occurred ὡς as ἀπῆλθον they went off ἀπ’ from αὐτῶν them εἰς into τὸν the οὐρανὸν heaven οἱ the ἄγγελοι, angels, οἱ the ποιμένες shepherds ἐλάλουν were speaking πρὸς toward ἀλλήλους one another Διέλθωμεν Let us go through δὴ actually ἕως until Βηθλεὲμ Bethlehem καὶ and ἴδωμεν let us see τὸ the ῥῆμα saying τοῦτο this τὸ the γεγονὸς having occurred ὃ which ὁ the κύριος Lord ἐγνώρισεν made known ἡμῖν. to us.

  • Luke 2:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 15 So when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another: “Let us by all means go clear to Bethʹle·hem and see this thing that has taken place, which Jehovah*+ has made known to us.”

  • Luke 2:15
    The Bible in Living English
    • 15 And when the angels had gone away from them into the heavens the shepherds told each other “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.”

  • Luke 2:15
    American Standard Version
    • 15 And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • Luke 2:15
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 15 And it came to pass when the messengers had departed from them into heaven that the shepherds began to say one to another—Let us go through forthwith as far as to Bethlehem, and see this thing which hath come to pass which the Lord hath made known to us.

  • Luke 2:15
    King James Version
    • 15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

  • The True Light of the World
    The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
    • Shepherds go to the manger (gnj 1 41:41–43:53)

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:15

      which Jehovah has made known to us: The angels conveyed the message, but the shepherds recognized the source as being Jehovah God. In the Septuagint, the Greek verb rendered “has made known” is used to translate a corresponding Hebrew verb in contexts where Jehovah communicates his will to humans or where humans want to know his will. In such scriptures, the original Hebrew text often uses the Tetragrammaton. (Ps 25:4; 39:4; 98:2; 103:6, 7) Therefore, it would be natural to connect the divine name with what the Jewish shepherds are here saying.​—See study note on Lu 1:6 and App. C1 and C3 introduction; Lu 2:15.

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