Luke 2:39
Good News Translation
When Joseph and Mary had finished doing all that was required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to their hometown of Nazareth in Galilee.

New Revised Standard Version
When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Contemporary English Version
After Joseph and Mary had done everything that the Law of the Lord commands, they returned home to Nazareth in Galilee.

New American Bible
When they had fulfilled all the prescriptions of the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

performed.

Luke 2:21-24 And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. . . .

Luke 1:6 And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

Deuteronomy 12:32 What I command thee, that only do thou to the Lord: neither add any thing, nor diminish.

Matthew 3:15 And Jesus answering, said to him: Suffer it to be so now. For so it becometh us to fulfil all justice. Then he suffered him.

Galatians 4:4,5 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law: . . .

they returned.

Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.

Matthew 2:22,23 But hearing that Archclaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee. . . .

Nazareth.

3,000 souls, of whom

500 are Turks, the remainder being Christians. It is delightfully situated on elevated ground, in a valley, encompassed by mountains.

Context
The Return to Nazareth
38Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord: and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel. 39And after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth. 40And the child grew and waxed strong, full of wisdom: and the grace of God was in him.…
Cross References
Matthew 2:23
And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by the prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.

Luke 1:26
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

Luke 2:51
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Luke 4:16
And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day: and he rose up to read.

Luke 4:23
And he said to them: Doubtless you will say to me this similitude: Physician, heal thyself. As great things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do also here in thy own country.

Luke 2:38
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