Luke 2:51

49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be ^aabout ^bMy Father’s business?”

50 But ^athey did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.

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51 Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was¹ subject to them, but His mother ^akept all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus ^aincreased in wisdom and stature, ^band in favor with God and men.

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Luke 2:51

For the word "subject," the marginal reference reads "obedient." This word, hupotasso, is translated as "obedient" in the Revised Standard Version. The translators used the context to interpret hupotasso a shade differently than elsewhere.

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