Luke 2:44

Luke 2:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
• New International Version (NIV)Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
• New King James Version (NKJV)but supposing Him to have been in the company, they went a day’s journey, and sought Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

Context of Luke 2:44

42When Jesus was twelve years old, they attended the festival as usual. 43After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first, because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn’t show up that evening, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45When they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there. 46Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

Luke 2:44 word by word

νομίσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ ἦλθον ἡμέρας ὁδὸν καὶ ἀνεζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς γνωστοῖς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• they, supposingνομίζωnomizō · to thinkG3543
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to have beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the companyσυνοδίαsunodia · caravanG4923
• wentἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• a day’sἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• journeyὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they soughtἀναζητέωanazēteō · to searchG327
• kinsfolkσυγγενήςsuggenēs · kindredG4773
• acquaintanceγνωστός, γνώριμοςgnōstos · acquainted withG1110

Cross-references for Luke 2:44

• Psalms 42:4My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!
• Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
• Isaiah 2:3People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.

Commentaries on Luke 2:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Supposing him to have been in the company - Some have supposed that the men and women marched in separate companies on these occasions, which is very likely; and that sometimes the children kept company with the men, sometimes with the women. This might have led to what otherwise seems to have been inexcusable carelessness in Joseph and Mary. Joseph, not seeing Jesus in the men's company, might suppose he was with his mother in the women's company; and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44Supposing him to have been in the company - It may seem very remarkable that parents should not have been more attentive to their only son, and that they should not have been assured of his presence with them when they left Jerusalem; but the difficulty may be explained by the following considerations: 1.In going to these great feasts, families and neighbors would join together, and form a large collection. 2.It is not improbable that Jesus was “with”…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. 44Assuming He was in their company: Joseph and Mary were probably traveling with a large caravan of relatives and friends from Galilee. Jesus probably spent a lot of time with his friends and relatives, so his parents were not worried at first.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4444. sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances--On these sacred journeys, whole villages and districts travelled in groups together, partly for protection, partly for company; and as the well-disposed would beguile the tediousness of the way by good discourse, to which the child Jesus would be no silent listener, they expect to find Him in such a group.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:44

• Feasts
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Passover

In the dictionaries

• Day's Journey
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Lighten
• Mary
• Pair

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