“There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Luke 2 contains 52 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.