^{15 Ref} And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

^{16 Ref} And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

^{17 Ref} And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

^{18 Ref} And all those to whose ears it came were full of wonder at the things said by the keepers of the sheep.

^{19 Ref} But Mary kept all these words in her heart, and gave much thought to them.

^{15 Ref} It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

^{16 Ref} They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.

^{17 Ref} When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

^{18 Ref} All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

^{19 Ref} But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.