Luke 2:42 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 2:42

twelve years old : when every Jewish boy becomes "a son of the law "If they performed "all things" according to the Law, Joseph had paid the five shekels redemption money (Numbers 3:47 ; Numbers 3:18 , Numbers 3:16 ), which gave Joseph the legal right to be reckoned the "father", claiming the obedience shown in Luke 2:51 . See notes on Luke 2:45 , and Luke 3:23 , which, thus explain the genealogy there. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:42

And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast; and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.All Jewish adult males were required to attend the passover; and it was usually observed by the entire families of all the people who were physically able to make the journey. There is nothing here of the Bar-Mitzvah service for Jewish boys entering their thirteenth year, although the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:42

Luke 2:42. And when he was twelve years old— To shew how eminent Jesus was for his wisdom even in his childhood, the evangelist gives us the remarkable instance here recorded. When he was twelve years of age his parents carried him up to the passover, with a view to instil an early regard for religion and its precepts into his tender mind. See Exodus 34:23.Deuteronomy 16:16; Deuteronomy 16:16. It is generally allowed by learned men, that twelve was the age when young people, according to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:42

42. went up—"were wont to go." Though males only were required to go up to Jerusalem at the three annual festivals ( :-), devout women, when family duties permitted, went also, as did Hannah (1 Samuel 1:7), and, as we here see, the mother of Jesus. when twelve years old—At this age every Jewish boy was styled "a son of the law," being put under a course of instruction and trained to fasting and attendance on public worship, besides being set to learn a trade. At this age accordingly our Lord is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:1-52

D. The birth and early life of Jesus ch. 2Luke followed the same pattern of events with Jesus’ birth and early life as he did for those of John. His purpose was to compare and contrast these two important individuals. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:5-52

II. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS 1:5-2:52This section contains material unique in Luke. The only repeated statement occurs in Luke 2:39 and Matthew 2:23. Other unique features are the way Luke alternated the reader’s attention between John and Jesus, and the joy that several individuals expressed (Luke 1:46-55; Luke 1:68-79; Luke 2:14; Luke 2:29-32). [Note: For studies of the structure of this passage, see Robert C. Tannehill, The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts , 1:15-20; R. E. Brown, The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:41-42

Again Luke pointed out the godly characters of Mary and Joseph. Jewish males were to go to Jerusalem three times a year, at the feasts of Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles. In Jesus’ day, women usually attended with their husbands or fathers. [Note: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, s.v. "pascha," by J. Jeremiah , 5:896-904.] Those who could not attend all three festivals tried to attend Passover at least. Customarily Jewish parents took their young sons with them for a year or... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:41-50

6. Jesus’ visit to the temple as a boy 2:41-50This is the only inspired incident that God has given us of Jesus’ experiences during His boyhood. Luke stressed Jesus’ wisdom and His conscious awareness that He was the Son of God so his readers would have confidence in Jesus’ deity. There is a strong contrast between Jesus’ earthly parents and His heavenly Father. Stories of the precocious condition of a great person in his or her youth were and are common. They demonstrate the uniqueness of the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Birth and Childhood of Jesus1-5. The census of Quirinius. There are two historical difficulties in connexion with St. Luke’s mention of the census of Quirinius: (1) There is no direct evidence, except St. Luke’s statement, that Augustus (31 b.c.-14 a.d.) ever held a census of the whole Roman empire. (2) Quirinius was not governor of Syria at the time of our Lord’s birth (about 7 or 6 b.c.), but either Sentius Saturninus (9-6 b.c.), or Quinctilius Varus (6-4 b.c.).As to (1), the absence of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:42

(42)When he was twelve years old.—The stages of Jewish childhood were marked as follows:—At three the boy was weaned, and wore for the first time the fringed or tasselled garment prescribed by Numbers 15:38-41, and Deuteronomy 22:12. His education began, at first under the mother’s care. At five he was to learn the Law, at first by extracts written on scrolls of the more important passages, the Shemk or Creed of Deuteronomy 2:4, the Hallel or Festival Psalms (Psalms 114-118, 136), and by... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 2:42

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 2:42

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 2:42

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 2:42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:1-52

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:5-52

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:41-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 2:41-50

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:42

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