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Luke 2:50

Luke 2:50 is verse 50 of Luke chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

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King James Version

And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

World English Bible

They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

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Luke 2:48–52 · Berean Standard Bible

48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”

50 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 9:45

But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.

Luke 18:34

But the disciples did not understand any of these things. The meaning was hidden from them, and they did not comprehend what He was saying.

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