Made known (εγνωρισαν). To others (verse 18) besides Joseph and Mary. The verb is common from Aeschylus on, from the root of γινωσ…

When they had seen it. When they had convinced themselves of the truth of the Messiah's coming, and had confirmed that they could not have…

They made known abroad . . .—The fact must be borne in mind, as tending to the agitation which reached its heigh…

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…

Then they “spread the word” and became the first evangelists of the Christian era. Luke’s observation that those who heard them “were amazed” is th…

They published concerning the word. Luke mentions, commending the shepherds' faith, that they honestly delivered to others what they had r…

And when they had seen it
Or "him", as the Arabic version reads, the child Jesus, or "them", Joseph, Mary, and the c…

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