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 then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with fasts and prayers. 38And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem. And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. 40Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him. 41His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

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

• And whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• had completedτελέωteleō · to finishG5055
• everythingπᾶςpas · allG3956
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• the Lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• they returnedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• to GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• their ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478

Cross-references for Luke 2:39

• Luke 2:21And when eight days were completed so that it was time for His circumcision, He was also named Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
• Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
• Deuteronomy 12:32“Whatever I command you, you shall be careful to do; you shall not add to nor take anything away from it.
• Matthew 3:15But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,
• Luke 2:4Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
• Matthew 2:22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of 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

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• Galilee
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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