Luke 2:50 (GNV)

Passage

But they vnderstoode not the word that he spake to them.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:48 So when they sawe him, they were amased, and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? beholde, thy father and I haue sought thee with very heauie hearts.

Luke 2:49 Then said he vnto them, Howe is it that ye sought me? knewe ye not that I must goe about my Fathers busines?

Luke 2:50 But they vnderstoode not the word that he spake to them.

Luke 2:51 Then hee went downe with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subiect to them: and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 2:52 And Iesus increased in wisedome, and stature, and in fauour with God and men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnderstoode", "word", and "spake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnderstoode" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 49's "Then said he vnto them Howe is..." into verse 51's "Then hee went downe with them and...", so "vnderstoode" and "word" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "vnderstoode" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.