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  • Luke 2:39
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 39 So when they had carried out all the things according to the Law of Jehovah,*+ they went back into Galʹi·lee to their own city, Nazʹa·reth.+

  • Luke 2:39
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 39 Καὶ And ὡς as ἐτέλεσαν they ended πάντα all τὰ the (things) κατὰ according to τὸν the νόμον law Κυρίου, of Lord, ἐπέστρεψαν they returned εἰς into τὴν the Γαλιλαίαν Galilee εἰς into πόλιν city ἑαυτῶν of themselves Ναζαρέτ. Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:39
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 39 So when they had carried out all the things according to the law+ of Jehovah,* they went back into Galʹi·lee to their own city Nazʹa·reth.+

  • Luke 2:39
    The Bible in Living English
    • 39 And when they had finished everything that the law of the Lord requires, they returned to Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:39
    American Standard Version
    • 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.

  • Luke 2:39
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 39 And when they had finished all things that were according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee, into their own city, Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:39
    King James Version
    • 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 2:39 it-2 112; w95 1/15 30; w90 3/1 16

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 2:39 w79 12/15 30; ad 963; w52 223

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 2:39

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 112

      The Watchtower,

      1/15/1995, p. 30

      3/1/1990, p. 16

  • The True Light of the World
    The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
    • Jesus’ family settles in Nazareth (gnj 1 59:34–1:03:55)

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:39

      the Law of Jehovah: This expression, as well as “Jehovah’s Law,” occurs many times in the Hebrew Scriptures as a combination of the Hebrew word for “law” and the Tetragrammaton.​—Ex 13:9; 2Ki 10:31; 1Ch 16:40; 22:12; 2Ch 17:9; 31:3; Ne 9:3; Ps 1:2; 119:1; Isa 5:24; Jer 8:8; Am 2:4; see study notes on Lu 1:6; 2:23 and App. C3 introduction; Lu 2:39.

      they went back into Galilee: Although this statement may seem to indicate that Joseph and Mary went straight to Nazareth after presenting Jesus at the temple, Luke’s account is highly condensed. Matthew’s account (2:1-23) provides additional details regarding the visit of the astrologers, Joseph and Mary’s flight to Egypt to escape King Herod’s murderous plan, Herod’s death, and the family’s return to Nazareth.

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