Luke 2:39

Luke 2:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
• New International Version (NIV)When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

Context of Luke 2:39

37and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying. 38At that moment she came up to Mary and Joseph and began to thank God. She spoke about Jesus to all who were waiting for Jerusalem to be set free. After doing everything the Lord’s Teachings required, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. 40The child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and God’s favor was with him. 41Every year Jesus’ parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover festival.

Luke 2:39 word by word

Καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον κυρίου, ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν εἰς πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέθ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• they had performedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055
• all thingsἅπαςhapas · allG537
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• they returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• their ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478

Cross-references for Luke 2:39

• Luke 2:21Eight days after his birth, the child was circumcised and named Jesus. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant.
• Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth had God’s approval. They followed all the Lord’s commands and regulations perfectly.
• Deuteronomy 12:32Be sure to do everything I command you. Never add anything to it or take anything away from it.
• Matthew 3:15Jesus answered him, “This is the way it has to be now. This is the proper way to do everything that God requires of us.” Then John gave in to him.
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son ⌞into the world⌟. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses.
• Luke 2:4So Joseph went from Nazareth, a city in Galilee, to a Judean city called Bethlehem. Joseph, a descendant of King David, went to Bethlehem because David had been born there.
• Matthew 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus had succeeded his father Herod as king of Judea, Joseph was afraid to go there. Warned in a dream, he left for Galilee

Commentaries on Luke 2:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39They returned into Galilee - But not immediately: for the coming of the wise men, and the retreat of Joseph with his family into Egypt, happened between this period of time, and his going to Nazareth in Galilee. - Bp. Pearce. But it is very likely, that as soon as the presentation in the temple, and the ceremonies relative to it, had been accomplished, that the holy family did return to Galilee, as St. Luke here states, and that they continued there till…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39They returned into Galilee - Not immediately, but after a time. Luke has omitted the flight into Egypt recorded by Matthew; but he has not denied it, nor are his words to be pressed as if he meant to affirm that they went immediately to Nazareth. A parallel case we have in the life of Paul. When he was converted it is said that he came to Jerusalem, as if he had gone there immediately after his conversion Acts 9:26; yet we learn in another place that this…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-40Verses 36-40 There was much evil then in the church, yet God left not himself without witness. Anna always dwelt in, or at least attended at, the temple. She was always in a praying spirit; gave herself to prayer, and in all things she served God. Those to whom Christ is made known, have great reason to thank the Lord. She taught others concerning him. Let the example of the venerable saints, Simeon and Anna, give courage to those whose hoary heads are…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. Nothing is more difficult than to fix the precise order in which the visit of the Magi, with the flight into and return from Egypt (Mt 2:13-23), are to be taken, in relation to the circumcision and presentation of Christ in the temple, here recorded. It is perhaps best to leave this in the obscurity in which we find it, as the result of two independent, though if we knew all, easily reconcilable narratives.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:39

• Joseph
• Nazareth
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Nazareth
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• Nazareth, Nazarene
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
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Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings