Luca 2:39

39 ORA, quando ebber compiute tutte le cose che si convenivano fare secondo la legge del Signore, ritornarono in Galilea, in Nazaret, lor città.

Luca 2:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:39

And when they had performed all things
Relating to the purification of Mary, and the presentation and redemption of her firstborn, and the sacrifices and ceremonies belonging thereunto:

according to the law of the Lord;
which that directed to, and enjoined:

they returned into Galilee:
not that they came from thence to Jerusalem, but from Bethlehem, where Mary gave birth, and her time for purification was now just expired: nor did they go now directly to Galilee; or, if they did, they soon came back again to Bethlehem, since here the wise men found them two years after; when by a divine warning, they went into Egypt, where they remained till Herod's death, and after came into the land of Israel, into the parts of Galilee, and dwelt at Nazareth; for which reason it is here called their own city;

to their own city Nazareth:
Bethlehem was their native city, the place of their birth, at least of their family; and Nazareth was the city of their habitation.

Luca 2:39 In-Context

37 Ed era vedova d’età d’intorno ad ottantaquattro anni; e non si partiva mai dal tempio, servendo a Dio, notte e giorno, in digiuni ed orazioni.

38 Ella ancora, sopraggiunta in quell’ora, lodava il Signore, e parlava di quel fanciullo a tutti coloro che aspettavano la redenzione in Gerusalemme.

39 ORA, quando ebber compiute tutte le cose che si convenivano fare secondo la legge del Signore, ritornarono in Galilea, in Nazaret, lor città.

40 E il fanciullo cresceva, e si fortificava in ispirito, essendo ripieno di sapienza; e la grazia di Dio era sopra lui.

41 Or suo padre e sua madre andavano ogni anno in Gerusalemme, nella festa della Pasqua.