Luke 2:50

And his words seemed strange to them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

In Context

49And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

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Cross References

Luke 9:45But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:42-52

Christ Sitting with the Doctors. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not,… Read the whole commentary →

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