LUKE 2:39 Parallel Verse View

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ULT And when they had completed everything that was according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

UST After Joseph and Mary had finished doing everything that the law of the Lord required for parents of a first son, they returned to their own town, Nazareth, in the district of Galilee.

BSB When [Jesus’ parents] had done everything required by the Law of [the] Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their [own] town of Nazareth.

BLB And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their town, Nazareth.

AICNT And when they had completed {everything}[fn] according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. [[As it was said through the prophet, “He will be called a Nazarene.”]][fn]

2:39, everything: ℵ(01) B(03) W(032) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “all things.” A(02) D(05) BYZ TR

2:39, As it was said through the prophet, “He will be called a Nazarene”: Some manuscripts include. D(05) Latin(a)

OEB When the child’s parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

WEBBE When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

WMBB When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Torah of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

NET So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

LSV And when they completed all things according to the Law of the LORD, they turned back to Galilee, to their city of Nazareth;

FBV Once they had completed everything God's law required, they returned to their home town of Nazareth in Galilee.

TCNT When Joseph and Mary had finished everything that was required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

T4T After Joseph and Mary had finished performing the rituals that ◄the Lord/God► required the parents of a first son to perform, they returned to their own town, Nazareth, in Galilee district.

LEB And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

BBE And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

Moff When they had finished all the regulations of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazaret.

Wymth Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

ASV And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

DRA And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

YLT And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;

Drby And when they had completed all things according to the law of [the] Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own city Nazareth.

RV And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

SLT And when they finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee to their city, Nazareth.

Wbstr And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

KJB-1769 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

KJB-1611 And when they had performed all things according to the Lawe of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And when they had perfourmed all thynges, accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva And when they had performed all thinges according to the lawe of the Lord, they returned into Galile to their owne citie Nazareth.
(And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee to their own city Nazareth. )

Cvdl And whan they had perfourmed all acordinge to the lawe of the LORDE, thy returned i to Galile, to their owne cite Nazareth.
(And when they had performed all according to the law of the LORD, thy/your returned 1 to Galilee, to their own cite Nazareth.)

TNT And assone as they had performed all thinges accordinge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galile to their awne cite Nazareth.
(And as soon as they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee to their own cite Nazareth. )

Wycl And as thei hadden ful don alle thingis, aftir the lawe of the Lord, thei turneden ayen in to Galilee, in to her citee Nazareth.
(And as they had full done all things, after the law of the Lord, they turned again in to Galilee, in to her city Nazareth.)

Luth Und da sie es alles vollendet hatten nach dem Gesetz des HErr’s, kehrten sie wieder nach Galiläa zu ihrer Stadt Nazareth.
(And there they/she/them it all/everything completed had after to_him law the LORD’s, kehrten they/she/them again after Galilee to/for of_their/her city Nazareth.)

ClVg Et ut perfecerunt omnia secundum legem Domini, reversi sunt in Galilæam in civitatem suam Nazareth.
(And as perfecerunt everything after/second the_law Master, returned are in/into/on Galilee in/into/on the_city his_own Nazareth. )

UGNT καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον Κυρίου, ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέτ.
(kai hōs etelesan panta ta kata ton nomon Kuriou, epestrepsan eis taʸn Galilaian, eis polin heautōn Nazaret.)

SBL-GNT Καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν ⸀πάντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον κυρίου, ⸀ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν ⸀εἰς πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέθ.
(Kai hōs etelesan ⸀panta ta kata ton nomon kuriou, ⸀epestrepsan eis taʸn Galilaian ⸀eis polin heautōn Nazareth.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν ἅπαντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον κυρίου, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἑαυτῶν Ναζαρέτ.
(Kai hōs etelesan hapanta ta kata ton nomon kuriou, hupestrepsan eis taʸn Galilaian, eis taʸn polin heautōn Nazaret.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ὡς ἐτέλεσαν [fn]ἅπαντα τὰ κατὰ τὸν νόμον Κυρίου, [fn]ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν, εἰς [fn]τὴν πόλιν [fn]ἑαυτῶν [fn]Ναζαρέτ.
(Kai hōs etelesan hapanta ta kata ton nomon Kuriou, hupestrepsan eis taʸn Galilaian, eis taʸn polin heautōn Nazaret. )

2:39 απαντα ¦ παντα CT

2:39 υπεστρεψαν ¦ επεστρεψαν CT

2:39 την ¦ — CT

2:39 ἑαυτῶν ¦ αὐτῶν TR

2:39 ναζαρετ ¦ ναζαρεθ NA SBL SCR TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:21–40: The baby Jesus at the temple

The events in this section happened some days after Jesus was born.

In 2:21–24, Luke mentioned three ceremonies that were done when Jewish boys were born:

the baby boy was circumcised;
the mother was ritually purified;
the baby boy was presented to God.

In 2:25–38 Luke described two other events that happened while Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were at the temple in Jerusalem. God allowed two righteous people named Simeon and Anna to see Jesus and to thank God for him. Simeon spoke a prophecy about Jesus and Mary.

In 2:39–40 Luke concluded the section. Joseph and Mary took Jesus back to their home in Nazareth, where he grew and became strong and wise. The Gospel of Matthew indicates that before they went to Nazareth, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Egypt and stayed there for some time. Although Luke does not mention this, you should connect the clauses in 2:39 in a way that does not contradict it.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus’ Parents Obey Moses’ Teachings (GW)

Jesus Presented at the Temple (NASB)

Some English versions begin new sections at 2:25 and at 2:36. If you decide to do this in your translation, some possible headings are:

Simeon saw Jesus and prophesied about him (2:25)

Anna thanked God for Jesus and told others about him (2:36)

Simeon’s Prophecy (2:25)

Anna’s Prophecy (2:36)

2:39

When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth: The Gospel of Matthew indicates that Joseph and Mary went to Egypt before they returned to Nazareth. Translate this verse in a way that fits with that information. For example:

After Joseph and Mary had done everything…they returned to Galilee to the town of Nazareth where they had lived earlier.

2:39a

When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord,

¶ When Joseph and Mary finished doing everything based on what the Law of the Lord taught,
¶ Joseph and Mary completed everything that God’s Law said that parents of baby boys should do.

When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as everything required by the Law of the Lord is literally “everything according to the law of the Lord” (as in the RSV). This includes all the things that Jewish parents did when they had a newborn child, based on the Lord’s Law. They completed all of the following ceremonies:

they had the baby circumcised and named at home;
they presented the baby Jesus at the temple (because he was a firstborn male);
and they gave the sacrifice for the purification of Mary.

Some other ways to translate this part of the verse are:

After they had finished doing all these necessary things, just as the Law of the Lord teaches

When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord (NLT)

In some languages, it may be clearer to make this clause a complete sentence. For example:

Joseph and Mary finished doing everything that the Law of the Lord commanded.

everything: The word everything refers here to the things that were listed in the first note on this part of the verse. These things related specifically to what parents did after the birth of their son if he was a first child. It does not refer to the many other types of laws and sacrifices that the Law of the Lord mentions. In some languages, it may be necessary to translate this with a more specific phrase. For example:

all the things that the Law of the Lord required new parents to do

the Law of the Lord: The Law of the Lord refers to the Law that God gave to the Israelites through Moses.

2:39b

they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

they returned to their own town of Nazareth in Galilee.
Then they^(dual) took Jesus and went back to the province/region of Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they had been living earlier.

they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth: Joseph and Mary returned with Jesus to Nazareth, where they had been living. In 2:4 Joseph and Mary left Nazareth to come to Bethlehem for the census. In this context the phrase their own town does not refer to the home of their ancestors, which was Bethlehem. Use a general term in your language.

Galilee: Galilee was the name of a province/district of the Roman Empire. It was located in the northern part of what is currently the nation of Israel.

Parallel LUKE 2:39

Section 2:21–40: The baby Jesus at the temple

2:39

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