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Luke 2:16

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 2:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
Luke 2:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.
15And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.
17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
18And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.
19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they came with haste, etc.] 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 in a stable in the inn: and the babe lying in a manger: where Mary had put it as soon as born, and had wrapped it in swaddling clothes; because there was no room in the inn, and as the angel had told them they…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“with haste--Compare Luk 1:39; Mat 28:8 ("did run"); Joh 4:28 ("left her water-pot," as they do their flocks, in a transport). found Mary, &c.--"mysteriously guided by the Spirit to the right place through the obscurity of the night" [OLSHAUSEN]. a manger--"the manger," as before.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“with: Luk 1:39; Ecc 9:10 found: Luk 2:7, Luk 2:12, Luk 19:32, Luk 22:13 Luke 2:17”
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