“And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.”
And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them — the universal amazement (ethaumasan pantes) at the shepherds' report communicates the appropriate response to the good news. The amazement does not yet involve understanding or commitment — it is the first shock of encountering the genuinely extraordinary. The amazement at the shepherds' story is Luke's note that the nativity announcement made an immediate impact on those who heard it.
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