50
But they did not understand what he meant by that.
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.
48
When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
50
But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51
Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.