Luke 2:51
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
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.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all [these] sayings in her heart.
- DARBY
- And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was in subjection to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.
- BLB
- And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He was subject to them. And His mother was keeping all these matters in her heart.
- ÅB
- Og han gikk ned med dem og kom til Nasaret og var dem lydig. Og hans mor gjemte alle disse ord i sitt hjerte.
- OTB
- Så dro han ned med dem til Nasaret og var lydig mot dem. Men hans mor gjemte alle disse ordene i sitt hjerte.
- B1930
- Og han gikk ned med dem og kom til Nasaret og var dem lydig. Og hans mor gjemte alle disse ord i sitt hjerte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
Read in contextDaniel 7:28
Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Read in contextGenesis 37:11
And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
Read in contextMark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
Read in contextEphesians 5:21
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Read in contextEphesians 6:1–2
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
Read in context1 Peter 2:21
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Read in contextMatthew 3:15
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
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