Luke 2:41

Luke 2:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
• New International Version (NIV)Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

Context of Luke 2:41

39After 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. Every year Jesus’ parents would go to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. 42When he was 12 years old, they went as usual. 43When the festival was over, they left for home. The boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents didn’t know it.

Luke 2:41 word by word

Καὶ ἐπορεύοντο οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ κατ᾽ ἔτος εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῇ ἑορτῇ τοῦ πάσχα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Nowκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• everyκατάkata · according toG2596
• yearἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• at the feastἑορτήheortē · festivalG1859
• of the passoverπάσχαpascha · Passover lambG3957

Cross-references for Luke 2:41

• Exodus 23:14“Three times a year you must celebrate a pilgrimage festival in my honor.
• Exodus 34:23“Three times a year all your men must come into the presence of the Master, the Lord God of Israel.
• Deuteronomy 12:5The Lord your God will choose a place out of all your tribes to live and put his name. Go there and worship him.
• Deuteronomy 16:1Honor the Lord your God by celebrating Passover in the month of Abib. In the month of Abib the Lord your God brought you out of Egypt at night.
• 1 Samuel 1:3Every year this man would go from his own city to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of Armies at Shiloh. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the Lord.
• Exodus 12:14“This day will be one for you to remember. This is a permanent law for generations to come: You will celebrate this day as a pilgrimage festival in the Lord’s honor.
• Leviticus 23:5“The fourteenth day of the first month, in the evening, is the Lord’s Passover.
• Numbers 28:16“The fourteenth day of the first month is the Lord’s Passover.
• John 2:13The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem.
• John 6:4The time for the Jewish Passover festival was near.
• John 11:55The Jewish Passover was near. Many people came from the countryside to Jerusalem to purify themselves before the Passover.
• John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.

Commentaries on Luke 2:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41His parents went - every year - This was their constant custom, because positively enjoined by the law, Exodus 23:17. But it does not appear that infants were obliged to be present; and yet all the men-children are positively ordered to make their appearance at Jerusalem thrice in the year, Exodus 34:23. And our Lord, being now twelve years old, Luke 2:42, accompanies his parents to the feast. Probably this was the very age at which the male children were…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-52Verses 41-52 It is for the honour of Christ that children should attend on public worship. His parents did not return till they had stayed all the seven days of the feast. It is well to stay to the end of an ordinance, as becomes those who say, It is good to be here. Those that have lost their comforts in Christ, and the evidences of their having a part in him, must bethink themselves where, and when, and how they lost them, and must turn back again…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41The Jewish Passover feast celebrates God's deliverance of Israel from slavery in Egypt. It was one of three major annual feasts required for Jewish men to attend (Exodus 23:14–17; Deuteronomy 16:16). The family of Jesus faithfully followed God’s law and practiced their faith.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:41

• Feasts
• Jerusalem
• Jesus, the Christ
• Passover

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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