Luke 2:20

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

Luke 2:20 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:20

And the shepherds returned
From Bethlehem, to the fields, and to their flock there;

glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard;
from Joseph and Mary:

and seen;
as the babe lying in the manger:

as it was told unto them;
by the angel: they glorified God on account of the birth of the Messiah; and praised him, wondering at his grace, and the high honour put upon them, that they should be acquainted with it; and that there was such an exact agreement between the things they had seen, and the angel's account of them.

Luke 2:20 In-Context

18 and all who listened were astonished at what the shepherds told them.

19 But Mary treasured up all these things, often dwelling on them in her mind.

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to them.

21 When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.

22 And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--