Luke 2:49
“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they understood not the saying,.... What he meant by his Father's house, or his Father's business, and the necessity…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
How is it ... - “Why” have ye sought me with so much anxiety? “Mary” should have known that the Son of God was safe;…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
How is it that ye sought me? - Is not this intended as a gentle reproof? Why had ye me to seek? Ye should not have left…
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
about my Father's business Rather, in my Father's house. See Excursus I. These words are very memorable as being the…
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