KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 2:48–50
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Luke 2:48
48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
48And when they sawe him, they were amazed: and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? Behold, thy father and I haue sought thee sorrowing.
Luke 2:49
49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
49And he said vnto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist yee not that I must bee about my fathers businesse?
Luke 2:50
50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
50And they vnderstood not the saying which he spake vnto them.
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 2:48
A female parent; figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience; also used as an auxiliary verb.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Grieving or being in sorrow.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Luke 2:49
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Knew or understood.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Work, duty, occupation, or an affair requiring attention.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Luke 2:50
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
understood
Comprehended, perceived the meaning, or knew with the mind.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 48
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Open the full verse study49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
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Open the full verse study46¶ While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
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Open the full verse study23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
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Open the full verse study22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
From verse 49
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Open the full verse study38For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
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Open the full verse study29And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
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Open the full verse study1BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study8I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
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Open the full verse study34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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Open the full verse study48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
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Open the full verse study17¶ But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.
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Open the full verse study12¶ And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
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Open the full verse study16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
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Open the full verse study4I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
From verse 50
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Open the full verse study34And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
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Open the full verse study45But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying.
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Open the full verse study32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
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