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Luke 2:46 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.


Luke 2:46Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 2:4621 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐγένετοegeneto
it came to passverbG1096
μετὰmeta
afterprepositionG3326
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daysnounG2250
τρεῖςtreis
threeadjectiveG5140
εὗρονheuron
they foundverbG2147
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἱερῷhierō
templeadjectiveG2413
καθεζόμενονkathezomenon
sittingverbG2516
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
μέσῳmesō
the midstadjectiveG3319
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
διδασκάλωνdidaskalōn
teachersnounG1320
καὶkai
bothwordG2532
ἀκούονταakouonta
hearingverbG191
αὐτῶνautōn
thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōnta
questioningverbG1905
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 2:46

The Evangelist having said before that the Child grew and waxed strong, verifies his own words when he relates, that Jesus with the holy Virgin went up to Jerusalem; as it is said, And when he was twelve years old, &c.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

His indication of wisdom did not exceed the measure of His age, but at the time that with us the powers of discernment are generally perfected, the wisdom of Christ shows itself.

GREEK EX ·

Or the twelfth year was the commencement of our Lord’s disputation with the doctors, for this was the number of the Evangelists necessary to preach the faith.

Ambrose · 4th century
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