"And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now g…" — Luke 2:15

Luke 2:15 · KJV

“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 shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}”

— Luke 2:15

Verse 14

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Verse 16

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

Luke 2 — Context

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

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 shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds}

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

And when they had seen {it}, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

Cross References

1 Peter 3:22

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Matthew 2:1-2

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

Exodus 3:3

And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

Luke 24:51

And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

Matthew 2:9-11

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

2 Kings 2:11

And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, {there appeared} a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kings 2:1

And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

John 20:1-10

The first {day} of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.