Luke 2:52

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 2:1-99

Luke 2 THE OPENING VERSE of this chapter shows how God may use the great ones of the earth, all unconsciously to themselves, for the accomplishing of His designs. The case here is the more remarkable inasmuch as the decree of Augustus was not carried out immediately but delayed until Cyrenius was governor of Syria. Prophecy however had indicated Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Messiah, and the decree of the Emperor came just at the right time to send Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem, though... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 2:51-52

The return to Nazareth: v. 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. v. 52. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. A period of approximately eighteen years is covered in this simple statement of the evangelist. Although He had given His parents evidence of a greater and higher calling, He yet went with them as an obedient son. He was subject to them. In His complete... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 2:41-52

C. The Twelfth Year; or, the Growth in Wisdom and Favor. Luke 2:41-5241Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passoLuke Luke 2:42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. 43And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and His mother [parents, οἱ γονεῖς]30 knew not of it [knew it not]. 44But they, supposing Him to have been [that He was] in the company,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 2:40-52

the Boy Jesus in the Temple Luke 2:40-52 “Solitary floweret,” says Stier, referring to this incident, “gathered from the wonderful enclosed garden of the thirty years and plucked precisely when the swollen bud, at the age of twelve years, was about to burst into flower.” The incident is specially valuable as indicating so perfect an understanding between our Lord and His mother. He wondered that, knowing Him as she did, she could have lost Him, or should have failed to seek Him in His... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Jesus was born in Bethlehem, under the yoke of an oppressor. Moreover, by the exigency of the circumstances, He was born amid the homeless crowd. This was according to the divine arrangement and foretelling. The message of the angel and the chorus of the heavenly host are of especial interest as revealing heaven's outlook on the birth of Jesus. That may be stated by citing two brief sentences. 1. "Glory to God in the highest," 2. "Peace on earth among men in whom He is well pleased." ... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 2:1-52

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was given by the angel unto Mary. Our study will follow Luke 1:27-38 . 1. The virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph. We emphasize that Mary was a virgin. This was plainly set forth in the prophetic Scriptures, when the Holy Ghost wrote, "A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Luke 2:40-52

The Childhood of Christ Luke 2:40-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come now into the study of a Holy Child. He was a Child different from any other child ever born of woman. As preparatory to the study proper let us mark some of those things which prove the statement just made that Christ the Child was distinct from and different to all other sons of men. 1. No one in birth ever was heralded as the Christ Child was heralded. Far back, in the garden of Eden, when the first pair sinned, God came... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:51-52

AT NAZARETH‘And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them.… And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.’ Luke 2:51-1 Thessalonians : In this glorious life of the Lord let us trace some lessons which may enable us the better to ‘fight the good fight.’ See three things—submission, work, growth. I. Submission.—He was ‘subject’—obedient—‘unto them.’ The characteristic virtue of childhood, its natural and necessary condition. The... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 2:52

INCREASING IN WISDOM‘Jesus increased in wisdom.’ Luke 2:52 The Gospels do not give us, nor do they attempt to give us, a detailed history of our Lord’s wondrous life. A few stories of the infancy, one lovely little narrative of the Child among the doctors, an outline sketch of the brief activities of the last three years—this, strangely enough, is absolutely all that our authorities supply. By far the greater portion of the life of our blessed Lord is a simple blank.And yet, after all, can we... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:52

‘And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.’ Meanwhile Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and in physical strength, and in favour with God and men. He did not at this stage need to go into the wilderness for He was guided in a way that even John did not know, and His goodness protected Him. All acknowledged His godliness, and loved Him for His open-heartedness and genuine kindness. The people loved Him and God was with Him. For John it was a harder struggle. He had... read more