Luke 2:42 - Easy To Read Version

⁴² When Jesus was twelve years old, they went to the feast like they always did.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴² And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴² And when He was twelve years [old], they went up, as was their custom.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴² And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;

Common English Bible

⁴² When he was 12 years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to their custom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴² And when he had become twelve years old, they ascended to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast day.

Luke 2:42 Cross References

Luke 2:41

Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover {\cf2\super [41]} festival.

Luke 2:43

When the feast days were finished, they went home. But the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. His parents did not know about it.

Exodus 23:17

“So three times each year all the men will come {to the special place} to be with the Lord your Master.

Luke 4:16

Jesus traveled to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbath day {\cf2\super [69]} he went to the synagogue {\cf2\super [70]} like he always did. Jesus stood up to read.

John 4:45

When Jesus arrived in Galilee, the people there welcomed him. These people had seen all the things Jesus did at the \{Passover {\cf2\super [70]} \} festival in Jerusalem. These people had been at the festival too.