Luke 2:39 Meaning and Explanation
“And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.”
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Read Full Chapter →Having fulfilled everything the law requires, the family returns home to Nazareth in Galilee.
What Does Luke 2:39 Mean?
Luke closes the temple scene with completion: all things performed according to the law of the Lord. The prophecies have been spoken, the offerings made, and the family travels north again to their own city, Nazareth in Galilee, where Jesus will grow up.
After glory, ordinariness. The child hailed as light of the nations is carried home to an obscure village no one expected to matter (John 1:46). Most of His life will be hidden there. God's greatest works often retire into long quietness between their announcements, and the home, not only the temple, is where the Son of God is pleased to dwell.
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What does Luke 2:39 mean?
Having fulfilled everything the law requires, the family returns home to Nazareth in Galilee.