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Abiding in the field (αγραυλουντες). From αγρος, field and αυλη, court. The shepherds were making the field their court. Plutarch …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
The same country. Around Bethlehem.
Shepherds. Men who tended flocks of sheep.
Abiding in the field. Remai…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Shepherds abiding in the field.—This fact, based on the assumption that sheep were commonly kept in folds during the wint…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. Ambrose of Milan: Observe with what care God builds up our faith. An angel teaches Mary; an angel teaches Joseph; an ang…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
There may be several reasons for the special role of the shepherds in the events of this unique night. Among the occupations, shepherding had a low…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And there were shepherds. It would have been to no purpose that Christ was born in Bethlehem if it had not been made known to the world.
John Gill
JohnGill
And there were in the same country shepherds
For Bethlehem was a place of pasture: near to Ephrata, the same with Be…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Angels were heralds of the newborn Savior, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were attending to their …
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson