MARY

Direct biblical statement

Luke 2:51

She kept all these words

51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

Douay–Rheims · Challoner revision · Luke 2:51

Why this matters

Jesus returns to Nazareth in obedience, and Mary keeps these words in her heart. The repeated motif of remembrance presents her as an attentive witness.

Text & interpretation sources

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English Scripture: Douay–Rheims, Challoner revision. Source edition.

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