Paragraph 2:33–35

2:33

The Child’s father and mother:
The phrase The Child’s father and mother refers to Jesus’ parents, Joseph and Mary.

were amazed: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as were amazed has the same root as the word translated as “amazed” in 2:18.

at what was spoken about Him: The clause at what was spoken about Him tells what Jesus’ parents were amazed about. The things that Simeon said about Jesus amazed them. This clause is passive. In some languages, it may be more natural to translate it as an active clause. For example:

at the things Simeon said about him (Good News Translation)

Him: The pronoun Him refers to the baby Jesus.

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