Discovery BoxLuke 2:50 
Context2:50 Yet 1 his parents 2 did not understand 3 the remark 4 he made 5 to them.
Luke 10:26
Context10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you understand it?” 6
Luke 24:45
Context24:45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures, 7
1 tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast.
2 tn Grk “they”; the referent (his parents) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn This was the first of many times those around Jesus did not understand what he was saying at the time (9:45; 10:21-24; 18:34).
4 tn Or “the matter.”
5 tn Grk “which he spoke.”
6 tn Grk “How do you read?” The pronoun “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
7 sn Luke does not mention specific texts here, but it is likely that many of the scriptures he mentioned elsewhere in Luke-Acts would have been among those he had in mind.
