Lukas 2:42

2:42 When ¹  he was twelve years old, ²  they went up ³  according to custom.

Lukas 2:44

2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) ⁴  they went a day’s journey. Then ⁵  they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances. ⁶ 

[2:42]  ¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[2:42]  ² sn According to the Mishnah, the age of twelve years old is one year before a boy becomes responsible for his religious commitments (m. Niddah 5.6).

[2:42]  ³ tc Most mss, especially later ones (A C^vid Θ Ψ 0130 Ë^1,13 33 Ï lat) have εἰς ῾Ιεροσόλυμα (eij" &ierosoluma, “to Jerusalem”) here, but the ms support for the omission is much stronger (א B D L W 579 1241 pc co); further, the longer reading clarifies what they went up to and thus looks like a motivated reading.

[2:44]  ⁴ sn An ancient journey like this would have involved a caravan of people who traveled together as a group for protection and fellowship.

[2:44]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[2:44]  ⁶ tn Or “and friends.” See L&N 28.30 and 34.17.