Luke 2:39 (LSB)

Passage

And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:37 and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

Luke 2:38 And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Luke 2:39 And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.

Luke 2:40 Now the Child continued to grow and become strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Luke 2:41 And His parents would go to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "finished", "everything", "lord", "returned", "galilee", "city", and "nazareth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "finished" and "everything", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "And at that very moment she came..." into verse 40's "Now the Child continued to grow and...", so "finished" and "everything" 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 "finished" and "everything" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.