Luke 2:45

2:45 When ¹  they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem ²  to look for him.

Luke 2:48

2:48 When ³  his parents ⁴  saw him, they were overwhelmed. His ⁵  mother said to him, “Child, ⁶  why have you treated ⁷  us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” ⁸ 

Luke 2:51

2:51 Then ⁹  he went down with them and came to Nazareth, ¹⁰  and was obedient ¹¹  to them. But ¹²  his mother kept all these things ¹³  in her heart. ¹⁴ 

[2:45]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:45]  ² sn The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.

[2:48]  ³ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:48]  ⁴ tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:48]  ⁵ tn Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:48]  ⁶ tn The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (Juios, “son”).

[2:48]  ⁷ tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”

[2:48]  ⁸ tn Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”

[2:51]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:51]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 D3; Map2 C2; Map3 D5; Map4 C1; Map5 G3.

[2:51]  ⁷ tn Or “was submitting.”

[2:51]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

[2:51]  ⁹ tn Or “all these words.”

[2:51]  ¹⁰ sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.