Luke Chapter 2 verse 50 Holy Bible
And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
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And his words seemed strange to them.
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And they understood not the thing that he said to them.
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And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
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They didn't understand the saying which he spoke to them.
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and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(50) They understood not the saying.--We are apt to think that they should have understood, and sceptical criticism has seen in this a contradiction to the previous history of the Annunciation and the Birth. Twelve years, however, of the life of childhood after the outward pattern of that of other children, may have dulled the impressions that had then been made; and even if they, in part, understood the words as referring to the marvel of His birth, they were still in the dark as to what He meant by being "about His Father's business." As it was, though it was the first flash of a greatness more than human, it was but momentary. It faded into "the light of common day," and life went on in its quiet and simple fashion as before. It is clear, at any rate, that the writer of the Gospel was not conscious of any inconsistency between the later and the earlier narratives of the childhood of the Christ.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekButκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. theyαὐτοὶ (autoi)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.did not understandσυνῆκαν (synēkan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.theτὸ (to)Article - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.statementῥῆμα (rhēma)Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularStrong's 4487: From rheo; an utterance, ; by implication, a matter or topic; with a negative naught whatever.He was makingἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.to them.αὐτοῖς (autois)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.Jump to PreviousBusiness Duty Engaged Father's Searching Seemed Statement Strange Understand Understood Words
