Luke 2:51
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
ῥῆμα
Not logos — the written word — but rhema, the word spoken in the moment. The angel says to Mary: no rhema from God shall be without power. Every specific word God speaks into your situation carries the ability to accomplish itself. He does not speak empty words.
ὑποτάσσω
subject
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ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
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καρδία
heart
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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οὗτος
these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ἔρχομαι
He came
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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διατηρέω
was treasuring up
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διατηρέω
to watch thoroughly, i.e. (positively and transitively) to observe strictly, or (negatively and reflexively) to avoid wholly
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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Ναζαρέθ
Nazareth
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Ναζαρέθ
Nazareth or Nazaret, a place in Palestine
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καταβαίνω
He went down
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καταβαίνω
to descend (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
He was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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