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Andκαὶhe saidεἶπενtoπρὸςthem,αὐτούς“Why is it thatΤί ὅτιyou were searching forἐζητεῖτέme?μεDid you notοὐκknowᾔδειτεthatὅτιIμεmustδεῖbeεἶναίinἐνthe thingsτοῖςof my Father?”τοῦ πατρός μου
Luke 2:49
Study it in the app“And 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?””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:49, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- you were searching forἐζητεῖτέezēteite
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “ezēteite” appears- knowᾔδειτεēideite
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “ēideite” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- beεἶναίeinai
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “einai” appears- of my Fatherπατρόςpatros
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood as “in my Father’s house.”
The context
48And 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.”
49 · This verse (above)
50But they did not understand the word that he spoke to them.
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?