And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
“Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart.”
And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise),
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.
submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.
And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
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