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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:12

And this shall be a sign unto you ,.... When they should come to Bethlehem, and to the inn where Joseph and Mary were: ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger ; for though there might be many other children, in the inn, yet none else in swaddling clothes, at least lying in a manger: this sign would distinguish the new born Saviour from all others; had not the angel given them this direction, they would never have thought to have looked for, and found: him... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:13

And suddenly there was with the angel ,.... That brought the tidings of Christ's birth to the shepherds: a multitude of the heavenly host: who being caused to fly swiftly, were at once with him, by his side, and about him; and which was a further confirmation of the truth of his message to them: these were angels who were called an host, or army, the militia of heaven, the ministers of God, that wait upon him, and do his pleasure; and are sent forth to minister to his people, and encamp... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:14

Glory to God in the highest ,.... Which with the following words, are not to be considered as a wish, that so it might be, but as an affirmation, that so it was; for the glory of God is great in the salvation, peace, and reconciliation of his people by Jesus Christ, even the glory of all his perfections; of his wisdom and prudence in forming such a scheme; of his love, grace, and, mercy, the glory of which is his main view, and is hereby answered; and of his holiness, which is hereby... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:15

And it came to pass, as the angels ,.... The Persic version reads in the singular number, "the angel: were gone away from them into heaven", from whence they came, and which was the place of their abode and residence; and therefore they are called the angels of heaven, where they always behold the face of God, hearken to the voice of his commandment, and go and come at his orders; and these having finished their embassy, delivered their message to the shepherds, and done all the work they... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:16

And they came with haste ,.... In the night, leaving their flocks, to see their incarnate Lord, as Zacchaeus hastened down from the tree to receive the Saviour. The wonderfulness of the vision, the importance of the thing related, the eagerness of their spirits to see the thing that was told them, put them on making quick dispatch, and hastening to the city with all speed: and found Mary and Joseph ; as they had been directed by the angel, in the city of Bethlehem, in an inn there, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:17

And when they had seen it ,.... Or "him", as the Arabic version reads, the child Jesus, or "them", Joseph, Mary, and the child; or this whole affair, as had been related to them: they made known abroad; not only in the inn, and among all the people there but throughout the city of Bethlehem, the saying which was told them concerning this child : both what the angel had told them concerning his birth, and what he was, and where he lay; and what Mary had told them concerning the notice... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:18

And all they that heard it ,.... What the shepherds related of what they had heard from the angel, and from Joseph and Mary, and what they had seen themselves, wondered at those things that were told them by the shepherds : for though they expected the Messiah, and that he would be born at Bethlehem, yet they did not imagine that he would be born of such mean parents, and appear in such mean circumstances, and in so contemptible a place; and that shepherds, and not the princes of Israel,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:19

But Mary kept all these things ,.... Which the shepherds had related to her: and pondered them in her heart ; or compared them in her mind, with what had been said to herself by the angel, and also by her husband, as well as what was said by Elisabeth at the time she made her a visit; but she said nothing of them to others, lest she should be thought an enthusiast, or a vain boaster; and therefore left things, till time should make a discovery of them in a proper way, and in the best... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible 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... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:21

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child ,.... According to the original institution of circumcision, Genesis 17:12 and which was strictly observed by religious persons, as by the parents of our Lord here, and by those of John the Baptist, Luke 1:59 Hence the Apostle Paul reckons this among his privileges, that he could have boasted of as well as other Jews; see Gill on Philemon 3:5 . But it may be asked, why was Christ circumcised, since he had no... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:21

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