Luke 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.”

Luke 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They came with haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.”

Luke 2:16 — World English Bible

Luke 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. ”

Luke 2:16 — American Standard Version

Luke 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,”

Luke 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger; ”

Luke 2:16 — Darby Translation

Luke 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So they came with haste, and founde both Marie and Ioseph, and the babe laid in the cratch.”

Luke 2:16 — Geneva Bible

Luke 2:16 in Context — Luke 2

14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

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What Does Luke 2:16 Mean?

Luke 2:16 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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