Luke 2:39 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

³⁹ So, when Joseph and Mary had completed everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to their [current home] town of Nazareth, in Galilee.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ And when they had done everything according to the Law of the Lord, they went back into Galilee to their own town, Nazareth.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

Common English Bible

³⁹ When Mary and Joseph had completed everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to their hometown, Nazareth in Galilee.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city, Nazareth.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

Luke 2:39 Cross References

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus answered him, “Allow it [to be done], for it is proper for us to complete everything that is right [before God].” So, John agreed to it.

Luke 1:26

Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth’s pregnancy] the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the Galilean town of Nazareth,

Luke 1:6

They both did what was right in God’s sight [by] living blamelessly according to all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

Luke 2:4

So, Joseph also went from the Galilean town of Nazareth to David’s town, which was the Judean town of Bethlehem, because he was among the descendants and family of David.

Luke 2:51

So, Jesus went down to Nazareth with them and [continued] to obey them. And His mother kept all these things [stored up] in her heart.

Luke 4:16

Jesus then went to Nazareth where He had been brought up. He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, according to His custom, and stood up to read [the Scriptures].

Luke 4:23

And He replied to them, “No doubt you will tell me this proverb, ‘Doctor, heal yourself,’ and ‘Perform [the miracles] here in your own home town also that we heard you did in Capernaum.’”