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14 “Give glory to God in heaven,
    and on earth let there be peace among the people who please God.”[a]

15 When the angels left them and went back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem. Let’s see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So the shepherds went quickly and found Mary and Joseph and the baby, who was lying in a feeding trough.

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  1. 2:14 and . . . God Some Greek copies read “and on earth let there be peace and goodwill among people.”

14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
    and on earth peace(A) to those on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.(B)

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