Luke 2:50

They understood not the saying— They did not fully comprehend the meaning of this expression. The phrase implies, that there was something more in Christ's words than at first appeared.

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It is observable that Joseph is not mentioned after this time; whence it is probable, he did not live long after.

⁵⁰ And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

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