Luke 2:51

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

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And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

In Context

50They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.

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Cross References

Genesis 37:11His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

Matthew 3:15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfil all righteousness.” Then he allowed him.

Luke 2:19But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

Luke 18:37They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by.

Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

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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