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Luke 2:41 KJV
Luke · chapter 2 · verse 41
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.Luke 2:41 · King James Version
Luke 2:41 in context
39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
42And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JerusalemierousalēmJerusalem = " set ye double peace" , denotes either the city itself or the…G2419 →
- parentsgoneusfathers, parent, the parentsG1118 →
- feastheortēa feast day, festivalG1859 →
- wentporeuōto lead over, carry over, transfer, to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to…G4198 →
- yearetosyearG2094 →
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We have here the only passage of story recorded concerning our blessed Saviour, from his infancy to the day of his showing to Israel at twenty-nine years old, and therefore we are concerned to make much of this, for it is in vain to wish we had more. Here is, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 41-52