Luke 2:42

The Passion Translation

When Jesus turned twelve, his parents took him to Jerusalem to observe the Passover, as was their custom.

Cross References

Luke 2:41

Every year Jesus’ parents went to worship at Jerusalem during the Passover festival.

Luke 2:43

A full day after they began their journey home, Joseph and Mary realized that Jesus was missing.

Luke 4:16

When he came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, he went into the synagogue, as he always did on the Sabbath. When Jesus came to the front to read the Scriptures, he was handed the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found where it is written,

John 4:45

Even so, as Jesus arrived in the province of Galilee, the people welcomed him with open arms. Many of them had been in Jerusalem during the Passover Festival and had witnessed firsthand the miracles he had performed.