Luke 2:43

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ τελειωσάντων τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐν τῷ ὑποστρέφειν αὐτούς, ὑπέμεινεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ παῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ· καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω Ἰωσὴφ καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

And having teleiōsantōn the hēmeras, in the hypostrephein them, hypemeinen Iēsous the pais in Ierousalēm; and not egnō Iōsēph and the mētēr of him.

Grammar Details

• *teleiōsantōn*: aorist participle active, genitive, masculine, plural - having completed
• *hēmeras*: accusative, feminine, plural - days
• *hypostrephein*: present infinitive active - to return
• *hypemeinen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - remained/stayed behind
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine - Jesus [proper name]
• *pais*: nominative, masculine, singular - boy/child/servant
• *Ierousalēm*: dative (place) - in Jerusalem
• *egnō*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - knew/realized
• *Iōsēph*: nominative, masculine - Joseph [proper name]
• *mētēr*: nominative, feminine, singular - mother

Word Meanings

• *teleiōsantōn*: completed/fulfilled/finished
• *hēmeras*: days/time
• *hypostrephein*: to return/to go back
• *hypemeinen*: remained/stayed behind/continued
• *pais*: boy/child/servant/young man
• *egnō*: knew/realized/recognized
• *mētēr*: mother/matriarch

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know it.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his {G2501} parents knew it not;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan they had fulfilled the dayes, and were gone home agayne, the childe Iesus abode styll at Ierusalem.And his elders knewe it not,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And had finished the dayes thereof, as they returned, the childe Iesus remained in Hierusalem, and Ioseph knew not, nor his mother,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe they had fulfilled the dayes, as they returned home, the chylde Iesus abode styll in Hierusalem: & Ioseph and his mother knewe not of it.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not [of it].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 12:15 : 15 For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day, remove leaven from your houses, for whoever eats anything leavened from the first day until the seventh day must be cut off from Israel.
• 2 Chr 25:17 : 17 After taking counsel, Amaziah king of Judah sent word to Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, challenging him to meet face to face.
• 2 Chr 30:21-23 : 21 The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments dedicated to the LORD. 22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites, who showed good understanding of the service to the LORD. They ate throughout the appointed seven days, offering fellowship sacrifices and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. 23 The whole assembly decided to celebrate the festival for another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for seven more days.