Luke 2:33 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:33

The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;

KJV

And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (253)

Both by the angel and the multitude of the heavenly host, by the shepherds also, and Simeon. But they who look deeper into the matter may say, that since the genealogy is deduced from David to Joseph, therefore lest Joseph should seem to be mentioned for no purpose, as not being the father of the Saviour, he was called His father, that the genealogy might maintain its place.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And Joseph and his mother,.... The Vulgate Latin reads, "and his father and mother".

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

We see, in the case of Simeon — how God has a believing people even in the worst of places, and in the darkest times. Religion was at a very low ebb in Israel when Christ was born. The Old testament teachings were spoiled by the doctrines of Pharisees and Sadducees. The fine gold had become deplorably dim. Yet even then we find in the midst of Jerusalem a man "just and devout" — a man "upon whom is the Holy Spirit." It is a cheering thought, that God never leaves Himself entirely without a witness.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἦν	ēn	were	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πατὴρ	patēr	father	G3962 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
μήτηρ	mētēr	mother	G3384 →
θαυμάζοντες	thaumazontes	marveling	G2296 →
ἐπὶ	epi	at	G1909 →
τοῖς	tois	the [things]	G3588 →
λαλουμένοις	laloumenois	being spoken	G2980 →
περὶ	peri	concerning	G4012 →
αὐτοῦ.	autou	Him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 8:18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
leads to
- Hebrews 2:13–14
  And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- Luke 2:34
  Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken…
- Zechariah 8:3
  This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
- Hebrews 12:22
  Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels
- Isaiah 53:10
  Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days,…
Through
Luke 2:48
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.”
leads to
- Luke 2:49
  “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
- Matthew 12:46
  While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
- Luke 3:23
  Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,