Christmas Season · First Sunday after Christmas Day · Year C
Luke 2:41-52
The Boy Jesus in the Temple
December 26, 2027
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"And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor." (Luke 2:52)
Twelve-year-old Jesus stays behind in Jerusalem after Passover and is found three days later in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions. When his anxious parents find him, he tells them he had to be in his Father's house.
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Working Preacher: Commentary on Luke 2:41-52 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary exegesis on the boy Jesus among the temple teachers for Year C.
CEP: Luke 2:41-52 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the only childhood story of Jesus in the Gospels.
Enduring Word: Luke 2 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
StudyLight: Luke 2 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries on Luke 2 gathered on one passage page.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Luke 2:41 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the finding in the temple.
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Enter the Bible: Luke Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to Luke's structure and themes.
BibleProject: Luke 1-9 Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the first half of Luke, including Jesus' childhood.
BibleHub Interlinear: Luke 2:41 BibleHub
Greek text with parsing for the temple, the teachers, and Jesus' answer.
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