Luke 2:51-52

2:51 Then ¹  he went down with them and came to Nazareth, ²  and was obedient ³  to them. But ⁴  his mother kept all these things ⁵  in her heart. ⁶ 

2:52 And Jesus increased ⁷  in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

³ tn Or “was submitting.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

⁵ tn Or “all these words.”

⁶ sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.

⁷ tn Or “kept increasing.” The imperfect tense suggests something of a progressive force to the verb.