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NASB | Luke 2:49 And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:49 And He answered, "Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?" |
Bible Question:
I'd like to brainstorm (Spirit filled, of course!), about a phrase in Luke 2:49. The "NASB" has the young Jesus referring to His "..Father's house", and the "AMPLIFIED" and KJV, has Him referring to His "..Father's business." Now, before we start, I'd like you folks to know that I'm not bringing this up for debate or argument, just clarification and/or further expounding. I have seen several references to the fact that, the "business" actually should have read "house," and other's saying a miriad of other things. So, I think the impression I'm getting is that the original Greek may shed further light on this phrase, but I don't know Greek!(I'm sure someone does and can expound on that.) So, is the real intention of this phrase, implying that Jesus felt at home in His Father's house (the Temple), taking care of His Father's business? |
Bible Answer: In essence your focus on house vs. business is not where the context leads in this passage. When reading the entire chapter for context, Jesus is establishing the Fatherhood of God as His Father. The Greek definition for Father's business, or Father's house is Strong's 3962, defined through Zodhiates NT Greek Dictionary: "A father of men but more specifically of God, by Whom is begotten." (Remember, Jesus is establishing God as His Father) Zodhiates goes on to say "specifically, God is called the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ in respect to that particular relation in which Christ is the Son of God. Where the Father and the Son are expressly distinguished." In this case Jesus calls God His Father, "pater mou." In context, the NASB notes that this literally means the things of My Father or My Fathers affairs. So again, the emphasis is on the Fatherhood of God to His Son Jesus. You can learn what the Greek word meanings are by getting a Strong's concordance (same version of your Bible) and Spiros Zodhiates' NT Greek Dictionary which elaborates on the word definitions. A concordance has every word in the Bible listed alphabetically and assigns that word a 4-digit number. The dictionary gives the definitions acording to the 4-digit number. (I teach word studies in Greek and Hebrew to Bible study students.) May God continue to bless your time in His Word. |
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