Question regarding scripture

[Gianna_MarieJMJ]

Hello,

I was reading my Bible last night and I noticed this same verse was repeated a couple of times, in the Gospel of Luke, and I was just wondering if it had meant anything (name removed by moderator)articular?

The verses are: Lk 2:19 and Lk 3:51. They use the same words " and his Mother (Mary) kept all these things in her heart."

Like I said, I was wondering if this meant anything, for they were mentioned right after the Visit of the Shephards and the finding of the boy Jesus in the temple. I also found it very interesting when I saw this too.

Thank you!

Gianna_MarieJMJ

 

[beth40n2]

Usually in scripture where something is repeated, it is to emphasize it is very important! Read some of the Psalms and see how much repetition there is.

 

[Fidelis]

Hello,

I was reading my Bible last night and I noticed this same verse was repeated a couple of times, in the Gospel of Luke, and I was just wondering if it had meant anything (name removed by moderator)articular?

The verses are: Lk 2:19 and Lk 3:51. They use the same words " and his Mother (Mary) kept all these things in her heart."

Like I said, I was wondering if this meant anything, for they were mentioned right after the Visit of the Shephards and the finding of the boy Jesus in the temple. I also found it very interesting when I saw this too.

Thank you!

Gianna_MarieJMJ

The Navarre Bible Commentary notes about Luke 2:19:

19. In very few words this verse tells us a great deal about our Lady. We see the serenity with which she contemplates the wonderful things that are coming true with the birth of her divine Son. She studies them, ponders them and stores them in the silence of her heart. She is a true teacher of prayer. If we imitate her, if we guard and ponder in our hearts what Jesus says to us and what he does in us, we are well on the way to Christian holiness and we shall never lack his doctrine and his grace. Also, by meditating in this way on the teaching Jesus has given us, we shall obtain a deeper understanding of the mystery of Christ, which is how “the Tradition that comes from the Apostles makes progress in the Church, with the help of the Holy Spirit. There is a growth in insight into the realities and words that are being passed on. This comes about in various ways. It comes through the contemplation and study of believers who ponder these things in their hearts. It comes from the intimate sense of spiritual realities which they experience. And it comes from the preaching of those who have received, along with their right of succession in the episcopate, the sure charism of truth” (Vatican II, “Dei Verbum”, 8).

The 1859 Haydock Commentary notes:

Ver. 19. Mary kept all these things, and compared what was accomplished in her, concerning the Lord, with what had been written of him by the prophets. (Ven. Bede) — She considered in her heart the arguments of faith. (St. Ambrose)

I’m guessing the same could apply to Luke 2:51. Hope that helps!

 

[Stephentlig]

Ah…The sorrowful and immaculate heart of Mary <3

 

[NHInsider]

It is likely that Luke heard these stories from Mary herself, at John’s home in Ephesus. The line you’ve noticed are like an in-line citation. . . .

 

[Gianna_MarieJMJ]

Thank you all very much for answering my question. I really appreciate it

God Bless!!

Gianna_MarieJMJ

 

[Crumpy]

We don’t have the original document of the gospel of Luke. The scriptures were copied by hand over and over. I don’t know if I ever noticed this repetition in Luke. Sometimes there is a reason for such a thing, like repetition. But, sometimes it is just a type of error that gets copied along, somewhere along the way.

In all of the known versions of the New Testament, I heard that there were 250,000 variations but most of those, the vast majority, are spelling errors. Sometimes the word order is changed. In just one or two places, in the New Testament, there seems to be a missing verse, either it was dropped by the scribe or it was eliminated due to it being an obvious insertion by somebody along the way, which was later removed.

I have to proofread my typings to eliminate problems like typing “the the” or missing a word I intended to type but didn’t. I get ahed of myself a lot. There I did it again “ahead”.

 

[PJM]

=Gianna_MarieJMJ;7353792]Hello,

I was reading my Bible last night and I noticed this same verse was repeated a couple of times, in the Gospel of Luke, and I was just wondering if it had meant anything (name removed by moderator)articular?

The verses are: Lk 2:19 and Lk 3:51. They use the same words " and his Mother (Mary) kept all these things in her heart."

Like I said, I was wondering if this meant anything, for they were mentioned right after the Visit of the Shephards and the finding of the boy Jesus in the temple. I also found it very interesting when I saw this too.

Thank you!

Gianna_MarieJMJ

This BRIEf explaintion from ***Haydock’s Catholic Commentary ***explaines it well:

Ver. 19. “Mary kept all these things, and compared what was accomplished in her, concerning the Lord, with what had been written of him by the prophets. (Ven. Bede) — She considered in her heart the arguments of faith. (St. Ambrose)”