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Information about the meaning the original Greek of what seem to be key words is provided in blue.
Collections of or meditations on scriptures dealing with principles similar to those addressed in this scripture are hyperlinked after the information about the original Hebrew.
Excerpts collected in yellow at the end of this post tell us something about God’s nature or our relationship to Him.
Excerpts collected in green at the end of this post tell us about something God wants us to do.
The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds.
And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.
Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
went = ἔρχομαι = erchomai Blue Letter Bible denoting either to come, or to go; signifies the act, in contrast with heko, which stresses the arrival; to come from one place to another; to come into being, arise, come forth, show itself, find place or influence; to come to a thing; to go; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon start, set out; come or go; to go a journey; any kind of motion
in haste = σπεύδω = speudō Blue Letter Bible earnestly desiring; to haste, make haste; urge on (diligently or earnestly); by implication, to await eagerly; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon get going, urge on, hasten; seek eagerly, strive after; promote or further zealously; press or urge on; exert oneself, strive eagerly or anxiously; to be anxious; show eagerness; to be troubled in mind, harassed
found = ἀνευρίσκω = aneuriskō Blue Letter Bible to find out by search; discover, implying diligent searching; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon find out; discover; win, gain; think out; invent
lying = κεῖμαι = keimai Blue Letter Bible to lie, to be laid; set; put or set in any place; destined, appointed; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon to be; lie; lie outstretched; lie down to rest, repose; remain; to be situated, lie or be in a place; posture, attitude, as a category; to be laid up, in store; to be set up, ordained, established; of laws, the law is laid down; to be laid down in argument, posited, assumed; to rest entirely or be dependent on him; to be found, occur; received; remain, endure
manger = φάτνη = phatnē Blue Letter Bible stall; manger; a crib (for fodder); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon manger, crib
made known = γνωρίζω = gnōrizō Blue Letter Bible communicating things before unknown; reasserting things already known; to make known; certify, declare; to come to know, discover, know; to become known, be recognized; to gain knowledge of, have thorough knowledge of; give to understand; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon make known, point out; certify; gain knowledge of, become acquainted with, discover
message = ῥῆμα = rhema Blue Letter Bible that which is said; that which is spoken, what is uttered in speech or writing; that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken; any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning; subject matter of speech, thing spoken of; utterances in which God through someone declares his mind; the word by which something is commanded, directed, enjoined; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon that which is said or spoken, word, saying; subject of speech
told = λαλέω = laleō Blue Letter Bible To say, utter, talk; to utter a voice or emit a sound; to utter articulate sounds; to use words in order to declare one's mind and disclose one's thoughts; preach; tell; promulgate; converse; commanding; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon talk, chat; speak
heard = ἀκούω = akouō Blue Letter Bible harkin to; to attend to, consider what is or has been said; to understand, perceive the sense of what is said; to give ear to a teaching or a teacher; to comprehend; to perceive anyone's voice; to yield to, hear and obey; have regard to; to perceive the distinct words of a voice; to yield obedience to the voice; to perceive in the soul; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon hearken, give ear; listen to; obey; hear and understand
amazed = θαυμάζω = thaumazō Blue Letter Bible to wonder at, marvel; admire; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon wonder, marvel; honor, admire; say with astonishment
told—see above
kept = συντηρέω = syntēreō Blue Letter Bible to preserve, keep safe, keep close; to preserve (a thing from perishing or being lost); to keep within one's self, keep in mind (a thing, lest it be forgotten); keep closely together; conserve (from ruin); to remember (and obey); Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon keep or preserve closely; keep it close; preserve, maintain; observe strictly; keep distance; watch one's opportunity; watch over, protect
reflecting = συμβάλλω = symballō Blue letter Bible to put one thing with another in considering circumstances; to bring together; to bring together in one's mind, confer with one's self; combine; ponder; bring together of one's property, to contribute, aid, help; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon throw together, dash together; store up, accumulate; jumble up together; to be profitable; come together; join, unite; contribute; fall in with one, meet him; compare; compare for the purpose of checking; reckon, compute; conclude, infer, conjecture, interpret; make out, understand; agree, arrange; agree upon, fix, settle
in = ἐν = en Blue Letter Bible in, by, with, among, under, at, near, by; in the presence of; within, in the course of; motion into something, entering into, mingling in; that which one either leads or brings with him, or with which he is furnished or equipped; the instrument or means by or with which anything is accomplished; aided by one, by the intervention or agency of someone, by (means of) one; the state or condition in which anything is done or anyone exists, acts, suffers; the form in which anything appears or is exhibited; the measure or standard; the things in (with) which one is busied; that in which other things are contained and upheld, as their cause and origin; that which gives opportunity; to exchange one thing for another; remaining, staying, continuing in some place, state, or condition; that in which any person or thing is inherently fixed, implanted, or with which it is intimately connected; of the whole in which a part inheres; of a person to whom another is wholly joined and to whose power and influence he is subject, so that the former may be likened to the place in which the latter lives and moves; ingrafted; in fellowship and union with; spiritual fellowship or union with; to be in the power of, be actuated by, inspired by; give self wholly to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon in, within, surrounded by; in the number of, amongst; in the presence of; in one's hands, within one's reach or power; depends on, rests with; implying both motion to and subsequent position in a place; in the practice of
heart= καρδία = kardia Blue Letter Bible man's entire mental and moral activity, both the rational and the emotional elements; used figuratively for the hidden springs of the personal life; the seat of moral nature and spiritual life; the vigour and sense of physical life; the centre and seat of spiritual life; seat of the thoughts, passions, desires, appetites, affections, purposes, endeavours; the faculty and seat of the intelligence; the will and character; the seat of the sensibilities, affections, emotions, desires, appetites, passions; the middle or central or inmost part of anything; will and character; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the seat of feeling and passion; inclination, desire, purpose
glorifying = δοξάζω = doxazō Blue Letter Bible to magnify, extol, praise; ascribing honor to, acknowledging; to make glorious, adorn with lustre, clothe with splendor; to make renowned, render illustrious; to cause the dignity and worth of some person or thing to become manifest and acknowledged; to honour, do honour to, hold in honour;to exalt to a glorious rank or condition; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon think, imagine; suppose; form or hold an opinion; magnify, extol; to be distinguished, held in honour
praising = αἰνέω = aineō Blue Letter Bible to speak in praise of, to praise; extol, to sing praises in honour to God; to allow, recommend; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon tell, speak of; praise, approve; advise, recommend; to commend
heard—see above
seen = ὁράω = horaō Blue Letter Bible to see with the eyes; to see with the mind, to perceive, know; to take heed, beware; to care for, pay heed to; to attend to; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take, pay, or give heed; behold, perceive, observe; look out for, provide
told—see above
named = καλέω = kaleō. Blue Letter Bible call, bid, invite; summon; to call aloud, utter in a loud voice; to call i.e. to name, by name; to salute one by name; to call out, call forth from; to cause to pass from one state into another; to be called i. e. to bear a name or title; to be acknowledged, pass as; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon call, summon; invoke; call by name, name; to be called
Jesus = Ἰησοῦς = iēsous Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Joshua
AND
(From Hebrew) = יְהוֹשׁוּעַ = yᵊhôšûaʿ Blue Letter Bible Jehovah is salvation; whose help or salvation is Jehovah; also rendered Joshua
name = ὄνομα = onoma Blue Letter Bible all that a "name" implies, of authority, character, rank, majesty, power, excellence, etc.; of everything that the "name" covers; the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e. for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc.; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon name of a person or thing; give one a name; name, fame; to have a name, to be notable
angel = ἄγγελος = angelos Blue Letter Bible a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God; one of that host of heavenly spirits that, according alike to Jewish and Christian opinion, wait upon the monarch of the universe, and are sent by him to earth, now to execute his purposes; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon messenger, envoy; one that announces or tells; semi-divine being
conceived = συλλαμβάνω = syllambanō Blue Letter Bible to conceive, of a woman; take together; take or receive; clasp; catch; to seize, take one as prisoner; to seize for one's self; to take hold together with one, to assist, help, to succour; assist, take part with; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon collect, gather together, rally scattered troops; take with one, carry off; put together, close; enclose; comprehend, comprise; lay hands on, seize; buy up; seize the person of, apprehend, arrest, seize and hold; grasp the meaning of, comprehend; receive at the same time, enjoy together; of females, conceive; take with or besides, take as an assistant; take part with another, assist him; contributed towards persuading
Scriptures addressing similar matters are considered or collected at:
What We Can Learn from Jesus’ Nativity: The Shepherds (Luke 2:8-20)
Wisdom Principles—God Loves and Calls Us to Him, In Spite of our Sin
Wisdom Principles--God Sees and Understands All
What this reading tells us about God/our relationship with Him:
the infant lying in the manger
the message that had been told them about this child
All who heard it were amazed
it had been told to them
he was named Jesus
the name given him by the angel
he was conceived in the womb
What this reading tells us to do:
went in haste
found
they made known the message that had been told them
heard
reflecting on them in her heart
glorifying and praising God
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