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Luke 2:51

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 51 Then he went down with them and returned to Nazʹa·reth, and he continued subject* to them.+ Also, his mother carefully kept all these sayings in her heart.+

Luke 2:51

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 51 καὶ And κατέβη he went down μετ’ with αὐτῶν them καὶ and ἦλθεν came εἰς into Ναζαρέτ, Nazareth, καὶ and ἦν he was ὑποτασσόμενος (one) subjecting himself αὐτοῖς. to them. καὶ And ἡ the μήτηρ mother αὐτοῦ of him διετήρει was thoroughly keeping πάντα all τὰ the ῥήματα sayings ἐν in τῇ the καρδίᾳ heart αὐτῆς. of her.

Luke 2:51

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazʹa·reth, and he continued subject+ to them. Also, his mother carefully kept all these sayings* in her heart.+

Luke 2:51

The Bible in Living English
- 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was under their control; and his mother kept the run of all these matters in her mind;

Luke 2:51

American Standard Version
- 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 2:51

The Emphasized Bible
- 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting himself unto them. And his mother was closely observing all these things in her heart.

Luke 2:51

King James Version
- 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:51
  
  he went down: Jerusalem was about 750 m (2,500 ft) above sea level. The term ‘go down’ is used here of leaving Jerusalem.—Lu 10:30, 31; Ac 24:1; 25:7; compare study notes on Mt 20:17; Lu 2:4, 42.
  
  continued subject: Or “remained in subjection; remained obedient.” The continuous form of the Greek verb indicates that after impressing the teachers at the temple with his knowledge of God’s Word, Jesus went home and humbly subjected himself to his parents. This obedience was more significant than that of any other child; it was part of his fulfilling the Mosaic Law in every detail.—Ex 20:12; Ga 4:4.
  
  sayings: Or “things.”—See study note on Lu 1:37.