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of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their town, Nazareth. <a href="/kjv/luke/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/nkjv/luke/2.htm">New King James Version</a> So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. <a href="/nasb_/luke/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. <a href="/nasb/luke/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. <a href="/nasb77/luke/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. <a href="/lsb/luke/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth. <a href="/amp/luke/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when they had done everything [in connection with Jesus’ birth] according to the Law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. <a href="/csb/luke/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/hcsb/luke/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/asv/luke/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/cev/luke/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After Joseph and Mary had done everything that the Law of the Lord commands, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee. <a href="/erv/luke/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/gwt/luke/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After doing everything the Lord's Teachings required, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. <a href="/gnt/luke/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Joseph and Mary had finished doing all that was required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. <a href="/isv/luke/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> After doing everything required by the Law of the Lord, Joseph and Mary returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee. <a href="/msb/luke/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Jesus? parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/net/luke/2.htm">NET Bible</a> So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/nheb/luke/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. <a href="/wbt/luke/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/web/luke/2.htm">World English Bible</a> When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And when they completed all things according to the Law of the LORD, they turned back to Galilee, to their city of Nazareth; <a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their town, Nazareth. <a href="/ylt/luke/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth; <a href="/slt/luke/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And when they finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee to their city, Nazareth.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth. <a href="/cpdv/luke/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city, Nazareth. <a href="/nabre/luke/2.htm">New American Bible</a> When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/nrsvce/luke/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when they had done everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when they had finished everything according to that which is in the law of THE LORD JEHOVAH, they returned to Galilee to Nazareth their city.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/godbey/luke/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And when they finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee into their own city Nazareth. <a href="/haweis/luke/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And when they had finished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, into their own city Nazareth. <a href="/mace/luke/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and when they had performed every thing required by the divine law, they returned into Galilee, to Nazareth their city. <a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. <a href="/worrell/luke/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, when they accomplished all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. <a href="/worsley/luke/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. <a href="/parallel/luke/2-39.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=900" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">The Return to Nazareth</a> 38Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. 39<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/5613.htm" title="5613: hōs (Adv) -- Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.">When</a> <a href="/greek/5055.htm" title="5055: etelesan (V-AIA-3P) -- (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge.">Jesus’ parents had done</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: panta (Adj-ANP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everything</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">required by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomon (N-AMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">Law</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">of the Lord,</a> <a href="/greek/1994.htm" title="1994: epestrepsan (V-AIA-3P) -- From epi and strepho; to revert.">they returned</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1056.htm" title="1056: Galilaian (N-AFS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.">Galilee,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautōn (RefPro-GM3P) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">their own</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">town</a> <a href="/greek/3478.htm" title="3478: Nazareth (N-AFS) -- Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine.">of Nazareth.</a> 40And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a> and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” <a href="/matthew/2-21.htm">Matthew 2:21-22</a> So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. / But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, <a href="/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54</a> Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked. <a href="/mark/1-9.htm">Mark 1:9</a> In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. <a href="/john/1-45.htm">John 1:45-46</a> Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” / “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. <a href="/acts/2-22.htm">Acts 2:22</a> Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. <a href="/acts/10-38.htm">Acts 10:38</a> how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him. <a href="/hebrews/2-17.htm">Hebrews 2:17</a> For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people. <a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a> For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. <a href="/philippians/2-7.htm">Philippians 2:7-8</a> but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. / And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a> Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. <a href="/isaiah/53-2.htm">Isaiah 53:2</a> He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. <a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. <a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a> But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity. <a href="/hosea/11-1.htm">Hosea 11:1</a> When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.performed.<a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Luke 2:21-24</a> And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb… <a href="/luke/1-6.htm">Luke 1:6</a> And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.<a href="/deuteronomy/12-32.htm">Deuteronomy 12:32</a> What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.they returned.<a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Luke 2:4</a> And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)<a href="/matthew/2-22.htm">Matthew 2:22,23</a> But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: … Nazareth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/luke/2-38.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/1-77.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/luke/2-5.htm">Expecting</a> <a href="/mark/15-20.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/luke/2-38.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/2-33.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/luke/2-27.htm">Law</a> <a href="/luke/2-35.htm">Mary</a> <a href="/luke/2-38.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/luke/2-4.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/luke/2-27.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/luke/2-27.htm">Required</a> <a href="/luke/2-38.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/luke/2-20.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Accomplished</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Child</a> <a href="/luke/4-26.htm">City</a> <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/luke/6-34.htm">Expecting</a> <a href="/luke/2-43.htm">Finished</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Galilee</a> <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/luke/2-43.htm">Joseph</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Law</a> <a href="/luke/8-2.htm">Mary</a> <a href="/luke/4-5.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Nazareth</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Performed</a> <a href="/luke/2-40.htm">Required</a> <a href="/luke/6-32.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/luke/2-45.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 2</div>1. <a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.</a> 6. <a href="/luke/2-6.htm">The nativity of Jesus.</a> 8. <a href="/luke/2-8.htm">An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it.</a> 15. <a href="/luke/2-15.htm">The shepherds glorify God.</a> 21. <a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Jesus is circumcised.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Mary purified.</a> 25. <a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus,</a> 39. <a href="/luke/2-39.htm">who increases in wisdom,</a> 41. <a href="/luke/2-41.htm">questions in the temple with the teachers,</a> 51. <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">and is obedient to his parents.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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After Jesus' birth, they fulfilled the requirements of the Law, which included circumcision on the eighth day (<a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Luke 2:21</a>) and the purification rites for Mary, as well as the presentation of Jesus at the temple (<a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a>). This obedience underscores their piety and faithfulness to God's commandments, setting a foundation for Jesus' own adherence to the Law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>). The Law of the Lord refers to the Torah, which was central to Jewish life and worship.they returned to Galilee Galilee was a region in northern Israel, known for its fertile land and diverse population. It was less politically and religiously significant than Judea, where Jerusalem is located. Returning to Galilee indicates a move from the religious center of Judaism back to a more rural and less prominent area. This return fulfills the prophecy that the Messiah would be called a Nazarene (<a href="/matthew/2-23.htm">Matthew 2:23</a>), highlighting the humble beginnings of Jesus' life and ministry.to their own town of Nazareth Nazareth was a small and seemingly insignificant town in Galilee, not mentioned in the Old Testament. Its obscurity is noted in <a href="/john/1-46.htm">John 1:46</a>, where Nathanael asks, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" This reflects the humble and unexpected nature of Jesus' upbringing. Archaeological evidence suggests Nazareth was a small agricultural village during the first century. The return to Nazareth fulfills the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/11.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a>, where the Messiah is referred to as a "Branch" (Hebrew: "netzer"), symbolizing new growth from the line of David, which connects to the name Nazareth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus'_parents.htm">Jesus' Parents (Mary and Joseph)</a> Devout Jews who adhered to the Law of the Lord, demonstrating obedience and faithfulness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_law_of_the_lord.htm">The Law of the Lord</a> Refers to the Mosaic Law, which included various rites and ceremonies that Jesus' parents fulfilled. 3. <a href="/topical/g/galilee.htm">Galilee</a> A region in ancient Israel where Nazareth is located, known for being less prominent than Judea. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nazareth.htm">Nazareth</a> A small town in Galilee, significant as the place where Jesus grew up, fulfilling the prophecy that He would be called a Nazarene. 5. <a href="/topical/r/return_journey.htm">Return Journey</a> The event of Mary and Joseph returning to Nazareth after fulfilling the requirements of the Law in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a> Mary and Joseph's actions demonstrate the importance of obeying God's commands, even in seemingly small details. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_the_ordinary.htm">Faithfulness in the Ordinary</a> Returning to Nazareth, a humble and ordinary place, shows that God often works through the ordinary aspects of life. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">Fulfillment of Prophecy</a> Jesus' upbringing in Nazareth fulfills Old Testament prophecies, reminding us of God's faithfulness to His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_family_in_spiritual_growth.htm">The Role of Family in Spiritual Growth</a> The spiritual environment provided by Mary and Joseph played a crucial role in Jesus' early life, highlighting the importance of family in nurturing faith. <a href="/topical/l/living_out_faith_in_community.htm">Living Out Faith in Community</a> Nazareth, though small and insignificant, became a place of great significance because of Jesus, teaching us that our communities can be transformed by living out our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 2</a> <a href="/q/was_there_a_family_tomb_for_jesus.htm">Was there a family tomb for Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/was_nazareth_inhabited_in_jesus'_time.htm">Was Nazareth inhabited during Jesus' lifetime?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_joseph,_jesus'_earthly_father.htm">Who was Joseph, Jesus' earthly father?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_jesus_of_nazareth.htm">Who was Jesus of Nazareth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(39) They returned into Galilee.--Filling up the narrative from St. Matthew, we have to insert after the Presentation, the visit of the Magi, the massacre of the Infants, and the flight into Egypt. It seems probable that St. Luke was not acquainted with St. Matthew's narrative, nor St. Matthew with St. Luke's. Each wrote from what he heard, or found in previous existing narratives, more or less incomplete, and hence cannot readily be brought into harmony with the other. Here the parents return to Nazareth as their own city. In St. Matthew the return appears to be determined by their fears of Archelaus. It is possible that, though previously domiciled at Nazareth, they may have thought of settling at Bethlehem, and were deterred from doing so by the cruelty of Herod and his son.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 39. - And when they had performed all things according to the Law of the Lord. Another note, which tells us of the rigid obedience which Mary and Joseph paid to the Law of Israel, under which they lived. Marcion, the famous Gnostic heretic (second century), who adopted this Gospel of St. Luke, to the exclusion of the other three, as the authoritative Gospel for his sect (the Marcionites), omitted, however, all these passages of St. Luke's narrative in which the old Mosaic Law was spoken of with reverence. They returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. To complete the story of our Lord's early life, we must insert from St. Matthew, before this return to Nazareth, the visit of the Magi, and the flight to and return from Egypt. It is probable - even if the Gospel of St. Matthew, as we have it, was not then written - that these details, the visit of the Magi and the flight into Egypt, were facts already well known to those whom this Gospel was especially designed to instruct. <a href="/commentaries/luke/2-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>When ὡς (hōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's 5613: </a> Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. [Jesus’ parents] had done ἐτέλεσαν (etelesan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5055.htm">Strong's 5055: </a> (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge. everything πάντα (panta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. required by κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Law νόμον (nomon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. of [the] Lord, Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. they returned ἐπέστρεψαν (epestrepsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1994.htm">Strong's 1994: </a> From epi and strepho; to revert. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Galilee, Γαλιλαίαν (Galilaian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1056.htm">Strong's 1056: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine. to εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. their [own] ἑαυτῶν (heautōn) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. town πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. of Nazareth. Ναζαρέθ (Nazareth) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Or Nazaret nad-zar-et'; of uncertain derivation; Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/2-39.htm">Luke 2:39 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/2-39.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 2:39 When they had accomplished all things that (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/2-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 2:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 2:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/2-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 2:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 2:40" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>