Luke 2:41

“And his parents used to go every year to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover.”
Luke 2:41 · direct translation from the Greek

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AndΚαὶhis parentsοἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦused to goἐπορεύοντοeveryκατ’yearἔτοςtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμfor the feastτῇ ἑορτῇof Passover.τοῦ πάσχα

Context

The law commanded the males to appear before YHWH three times a year: at the feasts of Unleavened Bread (Passover), of Weeks and of Booths (Deuteronomy 16:16).

Source: Deuteronomy 16:16

Documented fact

Passoverפֶּסַח / πάσχαפסח pascha

Name of the feast of the fourteenth day of the first month and of the animal that was sacrificed at it (Exodus 12:6, 21). Exodus 12:27 explains it with the verb pasach, “pass over”: YHWH passed over the houses of the Israelites. On the following day the seven days of unleavened bread began (Leviticus 23:5-6).

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Luke 2:41, word by word

his parentsγονεῖςgoneis

parent

Parents (father and mother).

Where else “goneis” appears

used to goἐπορεύοντοeporeuonto

To go somewhere, set out.

Where else “eporeuonto” appears

yearἔτοςetos

year

Year.

Where else “etos” appears

JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm

Jerusalem

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for the feastἑορτῇheortēi

feast, festival

Feast, festival.

Where else “heortēi” appears

of Passoverπάσχαpascha

Passover

Passover: the feast that remembered the going out from Egypt; also the lamb and the meal of that night.

Where else “pascha” appears

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2 Samuel 5:6 1 Kings 8:1 Luke 2:22 Acts 1:8

The context

40And the child grew and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

41 · This verse (above)

42And when he was twelve years old, as they went up according to the custom of the feast,

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To study Luke 2 in a group

1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?

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