Luke 2:50

50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.

Luke 2:50 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:50

And they understood not the saying,
&c.] What he meant by his Father's house, or his Father's business, and the necessity of his being there, and about that:

which he spake unto them;
at that time, and as above related.

Luke 2:50 In-Context

48 And [when they] saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!"

49 And he said to them, "{Why} were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary [for] me to be in the [house] of my Father?"

50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.

51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting to them. And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and [with] people.