Luke 2:44

Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Mary and Joseph travel home from Jerusalem after the Passover festival, unaware that their twelve-year-old son remains behind in the city.

The words — νομίσαντες (nomisantes) means "having supposed," and συνοδία (sunodia) means "company," describing the parents' mistaken belief that Jesus traveled with their caravan.

The thread — This motif of traveling to Jerusalem appears in Psalms 122:1, Isaiah 2:3, and Psalms 42:4, where pilgrims join the procession to the house of the LORD.

Why it lands — The text records a factual error in routine religious travel, requiring the parents to abandon their assumption and search systematically among relatives and friends.

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The Greek words

King James Version

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

Cross-references

Psalms 122:1 A song of ascents. Of David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.”
Isaiah 2:3 And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Psalms 42:4 These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the festive procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.