Luk 2:20 | NET2full | STEP | So the shepherds returned , glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told .

‏ Luke 2:20

20 So ^{▼▼tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.} the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising ^{▼▼sn The mention of glorifying and praising God is the second note of praise in this section; see Luke 2:13-14.} God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told. ^{▼▼tn Grk “just as [it] had been spoken to them.” This has been simplified in the English translation by making the prepositional phrase (“to them”) the subject of the passive verb.} ^{▼▼sn The closing remark just as they had been told notes a major theme of Luke 1-2 as he sought to reassure Theophilus: God does what he says he will do.}