"Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover." — Luke 2:41

Luke 2:41 · KJV

“Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.”

— Luke 2:41

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

Luke 2 — Context

And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

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}.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:1-8

Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

Deuteronomy 12:18

But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that {is} within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.

Exodus 12:14

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Leviticus 23:5

In the fourteenth {day} of the first month at even {is} the LORD'S passover.

Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Exodus 23:14-17

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Numbers 28:16

And in the fourteenth day of the first month {is} the passover of the LORD.

1 Samuel 1:3

And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, {were} there. {yearly: Heb. from year to year}