Study it in the app“And when they saw him, they were astounded; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in anguish.””
Andκαὶwhen they sawἰδόντεςhim,αὐτὸνthey were astounded;ἐξεπλάγησανandκαὶhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“Child,Τέκνονwhyτίhave you treatedἐποίησαςusἡμῖνlike this?οὕτωςLook,ἰδοὺyour fatherὁ πατήρ σουandκαὶIἐγὼhave been searching forἐζητοῦμένyouσεin anguish.”ὀδυνώμενοι
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appearsbe amazed
Be astonished, struck with amazement.
Where else “exeplagēsan” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearschild
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “Teknon” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsas” appearsparents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patēr” appearsseek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “ezētoumen” appearsbe in anguish
Be in anguish, be in great pain, be distressed.
Where else “odynōmenoi” appears47And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.
48 · This verse (above)
49And he said to them, “Why is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in the things of my Father?”
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?
