Passover with Jesus, Joseph and Mary
Luke 2:41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old [1], they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast [2].
Luke 2:43 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. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luke 2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
Luke 2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luke 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
Luke 2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them [3].
Luke 2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2a Annas [4] and Caiaphas [5] being the high priests,
[1]Luke 2:42 The number 12 appears often in the gospels, including: twelve years (Mark 5:25, Matthew 9:20, and Luke 8:43), twelve baskets (Mark 6:43, Matthew 14:20, Luke 9:17, and John 6:13), twelve thrones (Matthew 19:28), the twelve tribes of Israel (Matthew 19:28, and Luke 22:28), twelve legions of angels (Matthew 26:53), twelve hours (John 11:9), and another instance of the age of 12 (Mark 5:42).
[2]Exodus 23:14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.
[3]Here, as in Luke 2:33, Joseph and Mary seem unaware that their son is the offspring of God, although that was revealed in the first chapters of both Matthew and Luke. They also seem to have forgotten the actions of the shepherds, wise men, and others when Jesus was born, although "Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart" (Luke 2:19).
[4]John 18:13 and 18:24 imply that Annas is Caiaphas' father in law and not a high priest.
[5]Caiaphas is mentioned by name several times in Matthew, Luke, and John, but not at all in Mark.
