Luke 2:41-42

Jesus in the Temple

2:41 Now ¹  Jesus’ ²  parents went to Jerusalem ³  every ⁴  year for the feast of the Passover. ⁵  2:42 When ⁶  he was twelve years old, ⁷  they went up ⁸  according to custom.

[2:41]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

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

[2:41]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:41]  ⁴ tn On the distributive use of the term κατά (kata), see BDF §305.

[2:41]  ⁵ 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).

[2:42]  ⁶ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:42]  ⁷ sn According to the Mishnah, the age of twelve years old is one year before a boy becomes responsible for his religious commitments (m. Niddah 5.6).

[2:42]  ⁸ tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C^vid Θ Ψ 0130 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) have εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα (eij" &ierosoluma, “to Jerusalem”) here, but the ms support for the omission is much stronger (א B D L W 579 1241 pc co); further, the longer reading clarifies what they went up to and thus looks like a motivated reading.