Luke 2:47

47 The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers.

Luke 2:47 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:47

And all that heard him were astonished
All in the sanhedrim, both the doctors, and their disciples, were amazed,

at his understanding;
in the knowledge of the law, and of the Scriptures:

and his answers;
which he returned to the questions the doctor's put to him, which were made with so much wisdom and judgment, that it was surprising in one of his years.

Luke 2:47 In-Context

45 When they didn't find him, they went back to Jerusalem looking for him.
46 The next day they found him in the Temple seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
47 The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers.
48 But his parents were not impressed; they were upset and hurt. His mother said, "Young man, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been half out of our minds looking for you."
49 He said, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be here, dealing with the things of my Father?"
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