Luke 2:42

And, when he became twelve years, and they went up, according to the custom of the feast,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 used to journey yearly into Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover.

43and completed the days, and then were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,—and his parents noticed it not;

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Cross References

Exodus 23:17Three times in the year, shall all thy males see the face of the Lord, Yahweh.

John 4:45So, when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans welcomed him, having seen, all things, whatsoever he had done in Jerusalem during the feast; for, they also, went unto 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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