1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
When the Second Advent comes, just like the First Advent, Rome will be in charge. Your taxes will be going to support the UN or something similar. Gold is sound money, not like the paper economy we have and I have read that the Vatican has been buying gold for many decades as a standard practice.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Syria has a part to play in the Second Advent, too. I am certain. Jacob (Israel) was a Syrian Jew. The Beast will be a Syrian Jew?
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Bethlehem means in Hebrew, the house of bread. This is where the bread of life is born.
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
The first time He came, it was privately during a time of an international tax, and the second time He comes it will be privately to believers at the time of an international tax. Look for a repeat of the same situation.
8 ¶ And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
Christ is a shepherd and has a flock and abides over them by night. These are great prophetic statements. There are verses that refer to Christ as a shepherd, to the church as a flock, and to the church age as night.
John 10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
John 13:30 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night.
Romans 13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
This announcement is not just for the Jews but for all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Being wrapped up in swaddling clothes as in grave clothing, lying in a borrowed food trough as in a borrowed tomb, is a sign.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
SAYING!!! not singing. Lay aside all of your medieval catholic myths and honor God’s word for what it says, not what you want it to say.
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
This is a huge difference from “to men of good will”, a Roman Catholic perversion of the true verse that qualifies the statement in the wrong direction making it not dependent upon God’s will but upon man’s goodness in keeping with the Vatican’s religion of works.
In the lighting of the pagan Christmas tree on the White House lawn no modern president says the first part of the verse, to my knowledge.
No peace until there is glory given to God. No nation on earth today has a chance.
Some manuscripts have corrupted this verse to make it a part of a religion based on works rather than God’s grace, taking power and glory from God and giving it to man. These humanistic corruptions are explained very well here;
“"on earth peace, good will toward men" is changed to "on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests" or similar wording by RV, NIV, RSV, GN, LB, AMP, NASV, NEB (almost identical to NIV), JB or to "towards men of good will" or similar wording by DR, Ne, NKJV marg. and NWT.
The evidence in favour of this passage against the modern textual critics is cited by Burgon (14) p 42-3, 422-3, by Fuller quoting Burgon (32) p96 and the TBS (58) "Good Will Toward Men." Only five codices (Aleph, A, B, D, W) support the modern textual critics, against every existing copy of the Gospels, amounting to many hundreds" (Fuller, ibid).
Although the Latin, Sahidic and Gothic versions support the modern textual Critics, this passage reading is supported by: 2nd Century: Syriac versions, Irenaeus; 3rd Century: Coptic version, Origen, Apostolical Constitutions; 4th Century: Eusebius, Aphraates the Persian, Titus of Bostra, Didymus, Gregory of Nazianzus, Cyril of Jerusalem, Epiphanius, Gregory of Nyssa, Ephraem Syrus, Philo, Bishop of Carpasus, Chrysostom; 5th Century: Armenian version, Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret, Theodotus of Ancyra, Proclus, Paulus of Emesa, Basil of Seleucia, the Eastern bishops of Ephesus collectively; 6th Century: Georgian and Ethiopic versions, Cosmos, Anastasius Sinaita, Eulogius, Archbishop of Alexandria; 7th Century: Andreas of Crete; 8th Century: Cosmos, Bishop of Maiuma, John Damascene, Germanus, Archbishop of Consttantinople, pope Martinus. Berry's Greek text supports this passage. “
References are to John Burgon’s “The Revision Revised” and to David Otis Fuller’s “Which Bible?”
15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
When God reveals something to you, investigate it. They go down to the “house of bread” (Bethlehem) to see the Bread of Life (Lord Jesus Christ).
16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
The first human evangelists after the birth of Christ go out witnessing and giving their testimony to the people round about.
19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21 ¶ And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
This is the requirement since Abraham for every male child as a sign of the covenant between the Jew and God. See how Moses nearly was killed for not doing it to his own child.
Exodus 4:24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
From Dr. Ken Matto, here we have how this verse was corrupted in other versions;
“(NIV) When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (NASB) And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (HCSB) And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord (ESV) And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord(1901 ASV) And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord(RSV) And when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (NAB-Roman Catholic) When the day came to purify them according to the law of Moses, the couple brought him up tot Jerusalem so that he could be presented to the Lord(NWT-Jehovah’s Witness) Also, when the days for purifying them according to the law of Moses came to the full, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to Jehovah
Textus Receptuskai ote eplhsqhsan ai hmerai tou kaqarismou auths kata ton nomon mwsewV anhgagon auton eiV ierosoluma parasthsai tw kuriw
Hort-Westcottkai ote eplhsqhsan ai hmerai tou kaqarismou autwn kata ton nomon mwusewV anhgagon auton eiV ierosoluma parasthsai tw kuriw
EffectThis is one of the most subtle changes in the New Testament. This change actually attacks the sinless nature of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you will notice all the modern versions state that the days had come to purify them after the birth of Jesus. The modern versions have changed “her” to “them” which does not fit the biblical pattern of the Old Testament. (Lev 12:6-8 KJV) And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: {7} Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. {8} And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.According to the Law of Moses, when a woman gives birth to a male she had a time for purifying of 41 days. She had him circumcised on the eighth day and then was to continue her purification for another thirty three days. (Lev 12:4 KJV) And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. If you will notice in these Levitical Scriptures, there is nothing stated concerning an offering for both child and mother. The sin offering and burnt offering were specifically for the mother, not mother and child.By the modern versions changing “her” to “them or their,” they are teaching that Christ was born with a sin nature. I have looked at some commentaries concerning Luke 2:22 and I was appalled at what some of them accept. Some claim that the word “their” is fine since Christ was to bear the sins of His people. It is true, that He was to bear the sins of His people, but not at that time. He began his suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane and when He was on the cross, he bore the full brunt of God’s justice in fulfilling the requirements of God’s holy law. There is no way that Christ was born with sin for then He could not have been the sinless Savior but would have been just another human being born in the lineage of Adamic sin. Christ was the second Adam and that is what set Him apart from the sinful human race.Christ did not need to have a sin offering for Him at birth because He was born sinless. Do you see how subtle this major attack on the sinless nature of the Lord Jesus Christ is written in the text? If you were not looking for it, you would glean right over it. Leviticus refutes the teaching in the modern versions that Christ needed to have an atonement made for Him. The Bible teaches in 1 Corinthians 2:13 that we are to compare Scripture with Scripture. (1 Cor 2:13 KJV) Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. The Scripture does not compare in the modern versions either. Let us look at Leviticus 12:6-8 in the NIV.(NIV) Leviticus 12:6-8{6}" 'When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over, she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting a year-old lamb for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering. {7} He shall offer them before the LORD to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood. " 'These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. {8} If she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.' " (Luke 2:22 NIV) When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord So if you compare Scripture with Scripture in the NIV, you will see there is no harmony between the scriptures of Leviticus and that of Luke 2:22. This shows a very serious deficiency in the accuracy of the NIV, and this is only one example from this hideous book.In the Greek Textus Receptus which underlies the King James Bible the word is “auths” (autes) which is strictly in the feminine gender but it was changed in the Hort Westcott text to “autwn” (auton) which can be used as a masculine, feminine, or neuter. “Autes” is singular while “auton” is plural. It is plural because it ends in omega nu (wn). So we see it was changed from feminine singular to the plural to make the case of the Gnostics that Jesus was not born sinless but became the Christ at His baptism. This attack on the Lord Jesus Christ finds agreement in the Roman Catholic and Jehovah’s Witness Bible. If you use a modern version, you are in bad company. (2 Cor 6:14 KJV) Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? If you use a modern version, you are unequally yoked with unbelievers by means of their translations which means you are in violation of the Scriptures! It is a shame that the majority of Christians will research a mutual fund they want to invest in, check out the history of a car they want to buy, research a neighborhood to live in, but when it comes to God’s Word, they couldn’t care less what they use. This is a sorry indictment upon these Christians and then they ask why God won’t bless them. Think about it!”
23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
Mary was not sinless and was held to the same requirements for uncleanness of other women.
Leviticus 12:1 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. 6 ¶ And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
25 ¶ And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Jesus is “the Lord’s Christ” as in the Lord’s anointed. There is another anointed one; Satan. Christ is a title, Messiah, Anointed One.
Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
A mention again about the two Christ’s, or anointed ones.
Acts 4:24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
There can be a false Christ, and there is. There is a false Christ, a false spirit, a false gospel, and, by extension a false Bible.
2 Corinthians 11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
2 Corinthians 11:13 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Genesis 49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
I am going to insert the work of Dr. Ken Matto here to show you how this verse has been corrupted in the newer translations based on Catholic manuscripts. There are many other students (scholars) of the Bible who have revealed this truth, such as Dr. Ruckman, but I found Dr. Matto’s work to be clear and easily referenced.
From his scionofzion.com site.
“Luke 2:33(KJV) And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
(NIV) The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him. (NASB) And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him.(ESV) And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.(Darby) And his father and mother wondered at the things which were said concerning him. (NWT - Jehovah’s Witnesses) And its father and mother continued wondering at the things being spoken about it(NAB - Roman Catholic) The child’s father and mother were marvelling as what was being said about him
Textus Receptus
Hort-Westcott
EffectIf you notice something about each of these modern versions, they change “Joseph” to “father.” These modern versions have complete agreement with the Roman Catholic and Jehovah’s Witness Bibles. In the Textus Receptus, the proper name Joseph is written but in the HW Greek, the term was changed to “father” which comes from the Sinaiticus manuscript. The effect of changing “Joseph” to “father” will teach that Jesus had an earthly father which completely voids the cardinal doctrine of the virgin birth of Christ. If Joseph was the earthly father of the Lord Jesus, then He would have had to inherit the sin nature which was passed down from Adam. Gnostics teach that all flesh is evil and there is no way that a holy God could dwell in sinful flesh. By removing verses which support the virgin birth, it brings Jesus down to the level of just a human being. If Jesus was born with a sin nature, then He was an unqualified candidate for atonement for the sins of His people and therefore we Christians are still in our sins. In the second century, a heretic named Marcion disqualified Matthew, Mark, and John as being legitimate gospels and held only that Luke was authentic. However, he tended to make changes in the book of Luke to fit his Gnostic beliefs and may have been the one who changed the text from “Ἰωσὴφ” (Joseph) to “πατὴρ” (father). Nevertheless, whoever changed it, it remained that way for sixteen hundred years, resurrected in the 19th century, and has been accepted by unbelieving modern scholarship and given credence by Christians who use these modern versions without doing any investigation of the version they use.When trying to understand the subject of the corruption of the modern versions, you must understand it as thousands of small corruptions such as the one we just saw rather than a few large corruptions. If Satan used large and obvious corruptions, then Christians would not accept it but Satan knows that the easiest way to corrupt and derail Christianity is by subtlety through the back door. It is easier to make smaller encroachments through the back door than a major frontal assault. The NIV is the most corrupted of the modern versions yet is used by more Christians and churches than ever before.
Corrupted Manuscripts
This verse is corrupted in the following manuscripts:
Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Fourth centuryB 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century
D 05 - Bezae Cantabrigiensis - Fifth century
L 019 - Eighth century
W 032 - Fourth/fifth century
1 (miniscule) - Seventh century
700 - (Miniscule) Eleventh century “
34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
Christ’s resurrection, the greatest sign from God in history, has been spoken against by more people than any other. The Gospel of John is even attacked by Christians.
35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
Here is another of several occasions of women who are prophetesses. This irks many fundamentalists who view women as no more than a baby making pack animal. Women preached of the resurrection first. Women can preach because to prophesy doesn’t mean to just tell the future but to tell what God has said. When the Old Testament prophets were prophesying they weren’t just making it up, they were telling others what God had said to them.
When a women prophesies she is doing what a man does, she is prophesying. Unfortunately , in America, churches that have women Pastors are usually very liberal.
2Kings 22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2Chronicles 34:22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
Obviously, women can lead a country and prophesy as per Deborah and Huldah. This is apparently not against God’s word.
So, in context, the admonitions by Paul that a woman is not to speak in church have to do with the early Christian gift of tongues which died out with the Apostles.
For the man:
1Corinthians 14:28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
For the woman;
1Corinthians 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Woman are to learn at home from their husbands as he is the head of the family and directly answerable to Christ for his family’s education, something which has been wrongly removed by modern Christians with Sunday School taking the husband’s place, just as the government’s welfare has taken the church’s place for social welfare. Women are to teach their children, not other men.
1Timothy 2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
Of course, this requires Christian men to be Christian men and not Christian babies. If they aren’t doing their job of reading the Bible over and over it is hard to follow this instruction.
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Jesus grew as a normal child would grow but with the fact that He was also God, although you can’t tell that doctrine from this verse.
41 ¶ Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
43 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.
Once again, from Dr. Ken Matto, on how this verse has been corrupted;
“(KJV) 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.
(1611 KJV) And when they had fulfilled the dayes, as they returned, the childe Iesus taried behind in Hierusalem, and Ioseph and his mother knew not of it.
(1568 Bishop’s Bible) 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.
(1560 Geneva Bible) And had finished the dayes thereof, as they returned, the childe Iesus remained in Hierusalem, and Ioseph knew not, nor his mother,
Counterfeit Versions
(NIV) After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
(NASV) and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,
(THE MESSAGE) When it was over and they left for home, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents didn't know it.
(AMP) And when the Feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. Now His parents did not know this,
(NLT) After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first,
(ESV) And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
(CEV) After Passover his parents left, but they did not know that Jesus had stayed on in the city.
(NCV) After the feast days were over, they started home. The boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
(1901 ASV) and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
(NLV) When the days of the special supper were over, they started back to their town. But the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it.
(HCSB) After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.
(RSV) and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
(NAB-Roman Catholic) After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
(NWT) After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it.
Textus Receptus
kai teleiwsantwn taV hmeraV en tw upostrejein autouV upemeinen ihsouV o paiV en ierousalhm kai ouk egnw iwshj kai h mhthr autou
Hort-Westcott
kai teleiwsantwn taV hmeraV en tw upostrejein autouV upemeinen ihsouV o paiV en ierousalhm kai ouk egnwsan oi goneiV autou
Corrupted Manuscripts
This verse is corrupted in the following manuscripts:
Aleph 01 - Sinaiticus - Fourth centuryB 03 - Vaticanus - Fourth century
D 05 - Bezae Cantabrigiensis - Fifth century
L 019 - Seventh century
33 (Miniscule) - Ninth Century
038 - (Majuscule) Ninth century
Affected Teaching
This verse is brother to Luke 2:33. (Luke 2:33 KJV) And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. It is very important to understand that God has written the Bible very meticulously and nothing is there which does not belong there. God specifically makes a point in Luke 2:33 and 43 that Joseph was not the earthly father of the Lord Jesus Christ. If Joseph was the earthly father of the Lord Jesus Christ that would completely nullify the Virgin birth and that would also mean the Lord Jesus Christ was not born sinless and therefore would be disqualified as being the Savior. The modern versions all claim that Joseph was the father of Jesus in Luke 2:33 and in this verse they lump Joseph and Mary as His parents. Jesus was born totally apart from any earthly father. The Holy Spirit came upon Mary and she conceived and thus the Virgin birth of Christ. The modern versions, because of Gnostic influence, have attempted to diminish the reality of the Virgin Birth which was absolutely necessary for salvation to be effectual. Do not fall for the idea that words in the Bible are not important and that only concepts are. God wrote the Bible in words and not concepts. Whenever words are tampered with, in any venue, meanings become changed and clouded. This is what leads to nebulous Bible passages with ill-defined understanding instead of the very specifics which God wrote in which engenders clear understanding. (Psa 138:2 KJV) I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Once again the King James brings glory to God. “
44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
There is a lot of preaching material about how we will be questioned at the judgment seat of Christ as Christians and how we will be astonished.
Romans 14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
2Corinthians 5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
48 And 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.
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
Notice how Jesus corrected Mary. If Joseph had been His father His business would have been in the carpenter shop, not the temple. This is the first recorded speech of Christ.
John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
John 6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
In the New Testament, at least, as well as in much of the old, a Christian can gain much understanding if he views the references to God as of God the Father. Jesus grew and was well liked by people and blessed by God the Father. Every man, like God, has three parts; the body or image by which we interact with the physical universe, the soul or self identity and all that implies including creative ability, and the spirit which is man’s vehicle by which he can know God. Only in God, those three parts can operate independently of each other and still be God.
Our spirit is the vehicle through which God knows us, as well.
Proverbs 20:27 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
Our three parts;
1Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Who is the Lord Jesus Christ, God the Son, or the Only Begotten Son of God, God in the flesh;
2Corinthian 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Colossians 1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
He is God and by His blood we were saved;
1John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Here is confirmation of God’s three parts;
Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
1John 5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
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