A moment in scripture
Luke 2:39
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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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The surrounding passage
- Luke 2:37
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
- Luke 2:38
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
- Luke 2:40
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
- Luke 2:41
Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.