Luke 2:43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem… Our Lord furnishes us with a striking example of filial obedience. He was true God, the Creator and Lord of all; yet He submits Himself to His mother after the flesh, and to His foster-father also, for our imitation. From His holy example let children learn, in relation to their parents — 1. To love them honestly, sincerely, devotedly; to repay them somewhat for the great love which their parents have expended upon themselves. 2. To answer them respectfully. 3. To render them honest obedience. (Ephesians 6:1, 2; Colossians 3:20.) The disobedient child makes the sinful man. 4. To succour them in need. It is dreadful ingratitude to do nothing for those who have done so much for us. Our blessed Lord had a care for His mother even on the cross. A noble Roman lady ministered of her breast to her mother in prison. Remember, finally, that filial love ever commands a blessing. (J. Clichtove.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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