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Luke 2:39

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2:39So115 when Joseph and Mary116 had performed117 everything according to the law of the Lord,118 they returned to Galilee, to their own town119 of Nazareth.120

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Footnotes

  1. 115 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the topic.
  2. 116 Grk “when they”; the referents (Joseph and Mary) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 117 Or “completed.”
  4. 118 On the phrase the law of the Lord see Luke 2:22–23.
  5. 119 Or “city.”
  6. 120 For location see ; ; ; ; .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

NLTNew Living Translation

When Jesus’ parents had fulfilled all the requirements of the law of the Lord, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.