Luke 2:3

2:3 Everyone ¹  went to his own town ²  to be registered.

Luke 2:41

Jesus in the Temple

2:41 Now ³  Jesus’ ⁴  parents went to Jerusalem ⁵  every ⁶  year for the feast of the Passover. ⁷ 

Luke 24:28

24:28 So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther, ⁸ 

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “And everyone.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:3]  ² tn Or “hometown” (so CEV).

[2:41]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[2:41]  ⁴ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:41]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:41]  ⁶ tn On the distributive use of the term κατά (kata), see BDF §305.

[2:41]  ⁷ sn 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).

[24:28]  ⁵ sn He acted as though he wanted to go farther. This is written in a way that gives the impression Jesus knew they would ask him to stay.