Luke 2:51 (YLT)

Passage

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

Nearby Context

Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, `Why <FI>is it<Fi> that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

Luke 2:50 and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

Luke 2:51 and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

Luke 2:52 and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "down", "came", "nazareth", "subject", "mother", "keeping", and "sayings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "down", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 50's "and they did not understand the saying..." into verse 52's "and Jesus was advancing in wisdom and...", so "went" and "down" 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 "went" and "down" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.