Luke 2:42

And when he was twelve years old, and they went up [to Jerusalem] according to the custom of the feast

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

In Context

41And his parents went yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

43and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not [of it];

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Cross References

Exodus 23:17Three times in the year all thy males shall appear in the presence of the Lord Jehovah.

John 4:45When therefore he came into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all that he had done in Jerusalem during the feast, for they also went to the feast.

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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