Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him. Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, read more.
after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this, but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances; but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him. On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions, while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave. When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish." "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?" But they did not understand the significance of these words. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory. And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

But the Jewish Passover was approaching, and for this Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsNear The Time Generallymarketing


Now when He was in Jerusalem, at the Festival of the Passover, many became believers in Him through watching the miracles He performed. Verse ConceptsPassoverConverts To ChristianitySigns Performed By ChristThose Who Believed In ChristMiraclesimpulsiveness

He said to them, "Earnestly have I longed to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; Verse ConceptsPassoverSuffering, Of Jesus ChristRight Desirescommunion

On the first day of the Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus with the question, "Where shall we make preparations for you to eat the Passover?" "Go into the city," He replied, "to a certain man, and tell him, 'The Teacher says, My time is close at hand. It is at your house that I shall keep the Passover with my disciples.'" The disciples did as Jesus directed them, and got the Passover ready. read more.
When evening came, He was at table with the twelve disciples,

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,

After this there was a Festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsPilgrimageVisitingFestivals ObservedIdentity In Christjerusalem

When however His brothers had gone up to the Festival, then He also went up, not openly, but as it were privately. Verse ConceptsActing In SecretFestivals ObservedHalf brothers

And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveTraditions


And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, Verse ConceptsThe Number TwelveTraditions

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this, read more.
but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances; but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him. On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions, while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave. When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish." "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?" But they did not understand the significance of these words. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory. And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this, but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances; read more.
but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him. On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions, while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave. When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish." "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?" But they did not understand the significance of these words. Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.

Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover. And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and, after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this, read more.
but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances; but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him. On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions, while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave. When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish." "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?" But they did not understand the significance of these words.