Luke 2:27

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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,

The parents

Luke 2:41

To

Luke 2:22

Bible References

The parents

Now Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem every year to attend the Passover Festival. [Note: This was the annual Jewish festival commemorating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage under Moses' leadership].

To

Then when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed [Note: This was a set procedure required for a Jewish mother on the birth of a child. See Lev. 12:1-8], Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord.