Luke 2:47

The people there listened to Jesus too, and they were very surprised at the things he said. He understood lots of things, and he knew the answers to all of their questions.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

In Context

46They looked for him for 3 days, then they found him in God’s ceremony house. He was sitting with the teachers there. He was listening to what they were saying, and he was asking them questions.

48His mother and father were shocked, and Mary said, “My son, why did you do this to us? Your father and me, we have been worried about you. We have been looking everywhere for you, for 3 days.”

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Cross References

Matthew 7:28Then Jesus finished talking to that big mob of people. They were really surprised as they listened to what he told them.

Luke 2:18Everyone was surprised when they heard what those men said.

John 7:46They said, “That man said really good words. We haven’t heard anyone talk like that before. We couldn’t grab him.”

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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