Luke 2:41
His parents went every year to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
In Context
40The child grew and became strong, increasing in wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
42When he was twelve years old, they again went up at the customary time for the feast.
Cross References
Exodus 12:14This day will become a memorial day for you, which you must observe as a festival for Yahweh. It will always be a law for you, throughout your people's generations, that you must observe this day.
Exodus 34:23Three times a year all your men must appear before Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Numbers 28:16During the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, comes Yahweh's Passover.
Deuteronomy 12:11Then to the place where Yahweh your God will choose to cause his name to live there—there you will bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, and all your choice offerings for vows that you will vow to Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 16:1Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, for in the month of Aviv Yahweh your God brought you out of Egypt by night.
1 Samuel 1:3This man went from his city year after year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there.
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41
Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →