Luke 2:42

2:42 When ¹  he was twelve years old, ²  they went up ³  according to custom.

Luke 2:51

2:51 Then ⁴  he went down with them and came to Nazareth, ⁵  and was obedient ⁶  to them. But ⁷  his mother kept all these things ⁸  in her heart. ⁹ 

[2:42]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:42]  ² 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]  ³ 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.

[2:51]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:51]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[2:51]  ⁶ tn Or “was submitting.”

[2:51]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

[2:51]  ⁸ tn Or “all these words.”

[2:51]  ⁹ sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.