With haste (σπευσαντες). Aorist active participle of simultaneous action.

Found (ανευραν). Second aorist a…

To Bethlehem. The city of David, where the angel had told them they would find the Saviour. These shepherds appear to have been pious men.…

They came with haste.—The scene has naturally been a favourite subject of Christian art, and the adoration of the shepher…

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 a…

Greek Expositors: The shepherds were filled with astonishment at the things they saw and heard, and so they left their shee…

Luke does not say that the angels disappeared but that they went “into heaven.” The realization of God’s promise is expressed both here and in v.29…

And found Mary. This was a revolting sight and was sufficient in itself to cause an aversion to Christ. For what could be more improbable …

And they came with haste
In the night, leaving their flocks, to see their incarnate Lord, as Zacchaeus hastened down…

Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …