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Text -- Luke 2:41-52 (NET)
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Jesus in the Temple
2:41 Now Jesus ’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover .
2:42 When he was twelve years old , they went up according to custom .
2:43 But when the feast was over , as they were returning home , the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem . His parents did not know it,
2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers ) they went a day’s journey . Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances .
2:45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him .
2:46 After three days they found him in the temple courts , sitting among the teachers , listening to them and asking them questions .
2:47 And all who heard Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers .
2:48 When his parents saw him , they were overwhelmed . His mother said to him , “Child , why have you treated us like this ? Look , your father and I have been looking for you anxiously .”
2:49 But he replied , “Why were you looking for me ? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house ?”
2:50 Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them .
2:51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth , and was obedient to them . But his mother kept all these things in her heart .
2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature , and in favor with God and with people .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Mary |
Jesus, The Christ |
Passover |
Joseph |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY |
Children |
Doctor |
Nazareth |
Feasts |
Jesus |
God |
Day's Journey |
SELF-SURRENDER |
QUESTION |
PERSON OF CHRIST, 4-8 |
SORROW |
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
Jerusalem |
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NET Notes -> Luk 2:41; Luk 2:41; Luk 2:41; Luk 2:41; Luk 2:41; Luk 2:42; Luk 2:42; Luk 2:42; Luk 2:43; Luk 2:43; Luk 2:43; Luk 2:43; Luk 2:43; Luk 2:44; Luk 2:44; Luk 2:44; Luk 2:45; Luk 2:45; Luk 2:46; Luk 2:46; Luk 2:46; Luk 2:46; Luk 2:47; Luk 2:47; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:48; Luk 2:49; Luk 2:49; Luk 2:49; Luk 2:49; Luk 2:50; Luk 2:50; Luk 2:50; Luk 2:50; Luk 2:50; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:51; Luk 2:52
NET Notes: Luk 2:41 The custom of Jesus and his family going to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover shows their piety in obeying the law (Exod 23:14-17).
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NET Notes: Luk 2:42 Most mss, especially later ones (A Cvid Θ Ψ 0130 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) have εἰς ῾Ιεροσ ...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:45 The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:46 This is the only place in Luke’s Gospel where the term διδάσκαλος (didaskalo", “tea...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:47 There was wonder (all who heard…were astonished) that Jesus at such a young age could engage in such a discussion. The fact that this story is t...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:49 Or “I must be about my Father’s business” (so KJV, NKJV); Grk “in the [things] of my Father,” with an ellipsis. This ver...
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