LUKE 2:46 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And it happened that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.

UST Three days after Mary and Joseph had left Jerusalem, they found Jesus at the temple. He was sitting among the Jewish religious teachers. He was listening to them teach and he was asking them questions.

MSB Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple [courts], sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

BLB And it came to pass after three days, they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.

AICNT And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

OEB It was not until the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.

WEBBE After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

LSV And it came to pass, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

FBV It was three days before they found him in the Temple. He was sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

TCNT After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

T4T Two days later, they found him. He was in the Temple courtyard, sitting with the Jewish religious teachers. He was listening to what they said, and he was asking them questions.

LEB And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts,[fn] sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.

2:46 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself

BBE And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

Moff Three days later they found him in the temple, seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,

Wymth On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,

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

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

YLT And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

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

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

SLT And it was after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of teachers, and hearing them, and inquiring of them.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 And it came to passe, that after three daies they found him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the Doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
(And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the Doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions.)

Bshps And it came to passe, that after three dayes, they founde hym in the temple, sittyng in the myddes of the doctours, hearyng them, and posyng them.
(And it came to pass, that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctours, hearing them, and posing them.)

Gnva And it came to passe three dayes after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the mids of the doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
(And it came to pass three days after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions: )

Cvdl And it fortuned after thre dayes, yt they founde him in the temple, syttinge amonge the teachers, hearynge the, and opposynge them.
(And it fortuned after three days, it they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, hearing them, and opposing them.)

TNT And it fortuned after .iii. dayes that they founde him in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours both hearynge them and posinge them.
(And it fortuned after 3 days that they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctours both hearing them and posinge them. )

Wycl And it bifelle, that aftir the thridde dai thei founden hym in the temple, sittynge in the myddil of the doctours, herynge hem and axynge hem.
(And it bifelle, that after the third day they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the doctours, hearing hem and askinge hem.)

Luth Und begab sich, nach dreien Tagen fanden sie ihn im Tempel sitzen mitten unter den Lehrern, daß er ihnen zuhörete und sie fragete.
(And gifted itself/yourself/themselves, after three days found they/she/them him/it in_the temple sit midway/in_the_middle under the teachern, that he to_them zuhörete and they/she/them askse.)

ClVg Et factum est, post triduum invenerunt illum in templo sedentem in medio doctorum, audientem illos, et interrogantem eos.[fn]
(And done it_is, after triduum they_found him in/into/on temple sitting in/into/on in_the_middle of_teachers, listeningm those, and interrogantem them. )

2.46 In medio. ID. Quasi fons, medius doctorum sedet, sed quasi exemplar humilitatis, prius interrogat et audit quam instruat, ne parvuli a senioribus doceri erubescant, ne infirmus docere audeat.

2.46 In in_the_middle. ID. As_if source/spring, middle/half of_teachers is_sitting, but as_if examplesr humility, first/before asks and listens how instruat, not little_ones from seniors/elders teachri they_blush/are_ashamed, not weak/sick to_teach audeat.

UGNT καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς, εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων, καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς.
(kai egeneto meta haʸmeras treis, heuron auton en tōi hierōi, kathezomenon en mesōi tōn didaskalōn, kai akouonta autōn kai eperōtōnta autous.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς·
(kai egeneto meta haʸmeras treis heuron auton en tōi hierōi kathezomenon en mesōi tōn didaskalōn kai akouonta autōn kai eperōtōnta autous;)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο, μεθ' ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων, καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς.
(Kai egeneto, meth' haʸmeras treis heuron auton en tōi hierōi, kathezomenon en mesōi tōn didaskalōn, kai akouonta autōn, kai eperōtōnta autous.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἐγένετο, [fn]μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας τρεῖς εὗρον αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καθεζόμενον ἐν μέσῳ τῶν διδασκάλων, καὶ ἀκούοντα αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς.
(Kai egeneto, meth haʸmeras treis heuron auton en tōi hierōi, kathezomenon en mesōi tōn didaskalōn, kai akouonta autōn, kai eperōtōnta autous. )

2:46 μεθ ¦ μετα CT

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:41–52: The boy Jesus spoke with the teachers

In this section, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to the Feast of the Passover in Jerusalem. This may have been Jesus’ first time to go there for Passover. While Jesus was in Jerusalem, he went to the Temple and discussed religious matters with Jewish religious leaders.

When Joseph and Mary left Jerusalem to return to Nazareth, they traveled with a group of people. They did not realize that Jesus had stayed in Jerusalem and was not traveling with them. This may have happened because of the way Jews normally walked in smaller groups when they traveled together. The women and small children walked ahead since they traveled more slowly. A boy normally traveled with his mother. But when he became a man, perhaps as early as twelve years old, he traveled with his father. So, as they returned from Jerusalem, Mary probably thought that Jesus was with Joseph, and Joseph may have thought that he was with Mary. Joseph and Mary traveled for a whole day before they realized that Jesus was not with them. The events in this section show three things:

Joseph and Mary did not know where Jesus was;
they did not know exactly what he was telling them when they found him;
by the age of twelve (or before), Jesus was aware that he was God’s Son.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Mary and Joseph Find Jesus With the Teachers in the Temple Courtyard (GW)

Jesus when he was twelve years old

2:46a

Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts,

On the third day, they^(dual) found Jesus in the temple courtyard,
They^(dual) searched for him, and on the third day after they had left Jerusalem, they^(dual) found him in a courtyard of the temple.

Finally, after three days: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as after three days probably indicates that Joseph and Mary found Jesus on the third day after they left Jerusalem. The first day was the day that they left Jerusalem to go toward Nazareth. On the second day they went back to Jerusalem, and on the third day they found Jesus.

If you want to make this clear in your translation you could say:

On the third day after they left Jerusalem

Most commentators do not think that this phrase means that they searched for him in Jerusalem for three days.

temple courts: The Greek word that the BSB translates here as temple courts is literally “temple” (as in most English versions). The temple was in Jerusalem and was the most important place where Jews worshiped God. It consisted of the main building and the walls and courtyards that surrounded it. Here “temple” refers specifically to one of the temple courtyards.

Some English versions (BSB, NIV, NET) have made this clear by translating “temple” as temple courts. You may want to do this also if your word or phrase for “temple” would make readers think that Joseph and Mary found Jesus inside the temple building.

This word also occurs in 2:27a. See the note on 2:27a for examples of how to translate this. See temple, Meaning 1, in the Glossary.

2:46b

sitting among the teachers,

sitting with the teachers.
He was sitting with the Jewish religious teachers.

among: The word among indicates that Jesus was with a group of teachers. It does not imply that he was one of the teachers. The word among can be translated as “with,” “next to,” “in front of,” or “in the middle of.” Translate it in a natural way in your language for this context.

teachers: The teachers were teachers of the Jewish religion. They were probably some of the best-known religious teachers in Israel.

2:46c

listening to them and asking them questions.

He was listening to them and asking them questions.

listening to them and asking them questions: Jesus was respectful toward these teachers. He behaved like a student.

Parallel LUKE 2:46

Section 2:41–52: The boy Jesus spoke with the teachers

2:46a

2:46b

2:46c