Luke 2:43
“And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But they supposing him to have been in the company,.... That travelled together into the same parts, having been, as…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Had fulfilled the days - The days of the Passover. These were eight days in all - one day for killing the paschal lamb,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Had fulfilled the days - Eight days in the whole: one was the passover, and the other seven, the days of unleavened…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 2:41-52
We have here the only passage of story recorded concerning our blessed Saviour, from his infancy to the day of his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
fulfilled the days Exo 12:15.
the child Jesus Rather, "the boy Jesus" (ὁ παῖς). St Luke seems purposely to have narrated…
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