Luke 2:43
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 2:43 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,
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World English Bible Public Domain
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the days having been completed, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but Joseph and His mother were unaware He had stayed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And had finished the dayes thereof, as they returned, the childe Iesus remained in Hierusalem, and Ioseph knew not, nor his mother,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and His mother did not know,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
After they had stayed the full number of days for the feast, they began to return home. But the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the days having been completed, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not [of it];
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Yeshua stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
When the festival had finished and it was time to return home, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem, but his parents didn't realize this.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
And when they had completed their days there and started returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But Joseph did not know it, and neither did Jesus' mother.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.
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- Appears 17× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Matthew 10:22
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- τελειωσάντων teleióō G5048 “to perfect” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Genitive, Plural, Masculine
- τὰς ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Feminine
- ἡμέρας hēméra G2250 “day” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Feminine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Neuter
- ὑποστρέφειν hypostréphō G5290 “to turn back” Verb, Present, Active, Infinitive
- αὐτοὺς autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Plural, Masculine
- ὑπέμεινεν hypoménō G5278 “to endure” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs G2424 “Jesus” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- παῖς paîs G3816 “child” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- Ἱερουσαλήμ Hierousalḗm G2419 “Jerusalem” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἔγνωσαν ginṓskō G1097 “to know” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- οἱ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- γονεῖς goneús G1118 “parents” Noun, Nominative, Plural, Masculine
- αὐτοῦ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 20
- words
- 14
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is ὑπέμεινεν to endure G5278 — appearing just 17 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
This word makes its first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
- τελειωσάντων to perfect G5048
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ὑπέμεινεν to endure G5278 occurs in 16 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
3Topical passages linked to Luke 2:43 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Exodus 12:15 Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away yeast out of your houses, for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
- 2 Chronicles 30:21–23 The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day by day, [singing] with loud instruments to Yahweh.
Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
Where the printed editions differ
2 variantsPlaces in this verse where the major printed Greek editions disagree on the wording in a way that affects the translation — a comparison of editions, not a manuscript-by-manuscript collation. The editions are the modern critical texts (Nestlé-Aland 28/27, SBL, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House) and the traditional texts behind the KJV (the Textus Receptus and the Byzantine/Majority text). It is not a claim about which reading is original.
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Extra text
οἱ γονεῖς
“the parents”
In NA28NA27TynSBLWHTreg Not in TRByzοἱ γονεῖς (hoi goneis) 'the parents' is only in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg)
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Extra text
Ἰωσὴφ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ
“Joseph and the mother”
In TRByz Not in NA28NA27TynSBLWHTregἸωσὴφ (Iōsēph) 'Joseph' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz)
Textual data: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament (STEPBible TAGNT) · CC BY 4.0.
Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 20 words (14 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is hypoménō (“to endure”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “to endure” (hypoménō) shape what this verse is saying?
- The word “to perfect” first appears here in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Matthew 10:22 shares the word «to endure» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 4× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Reading how The Biblical Illustrator and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 21 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 4× in this single verse.
- 14 distinct Greek lemmas span 20 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 2:43 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament
William Burkitt
William Burkitt's Expository Notes on the New Testament (1700–1703) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.