Luke 2:47

47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

Luke 2:47 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
English Standard Version (ESV)
47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
New Living Translation (NLT)
47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
The Message Bible (MSG)
47 The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers.
American Standard Version (ASV)
47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
47 His understanding and his answers stunned everyone who heard him.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
47 And all those who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at how much he understood. They also were amazed at his answers.

Luke 2:47 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:47

And all that heard him were astonished
All in the sanhedrim, both the doctors, and their disciples, were amazed,

at his understanding;
in the knowledge of the law, and of the Scriptures:

and his answers;
which he returned to the questions the doctor's put to him, which were made with so much wisdom and judgment, that it was surprising in one of his years.

Luke 2:47 In-Context

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”

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