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All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
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A Conflicted Wonder
Commentators explain that the crowd's 'wonder' was not simple awe but a conflicted astonishment. The reality of the Messiah's birth—in poverty, in a manger, announced to shepherds—clashed with popular expectations of a powerful king. Scholar John Gill notes this created hesitation, as people were so surprised they didn't know whether to believe or deny the shepherds' report.
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19th Century
Baptist
And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them&md…
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all they that heard it What the shepherds related of what they had heard from the angel, and from Joseph and Mar…
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Presbyterian
Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …
