And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all these'sayings in her heart.

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.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was in subjection to them. And his mother kept all these things in her heart.

and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart,

Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.

And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

And he descended with them and went to Nazareth. And he was subordinate to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.

However he went down with them to Nazareth, and submitted himself to their control; and his mother treasured all that was said in her heart.

And he was subject to them It was for our salvation that Christ took upon him this low estate, -- that the Lord and head of angels voluntarily became subject to mortal creatures. Such was the purpose of God, that Christ should remain, for some time, under a shadow, bearing the name of Joseph. Though this subjection, on the part of Christ, arose from no necessity which he could not have avoided, yet, as he had taken upon him human nature on the condition of being subject to parents, and had assumed the character both of a man and of a servant, -- with respect to the office of Redeemer, this was his lawful condition. The more cheerfully, on this account, ought every one to bear the yoke which the Lord has been pleased to lay upon him. [1]

Footnotes

1 - "D'autant plus faut-il que chacun de nous s'assujettisse de bon coeur, st ploye le col sous le joug auquel il plaira a Dieu de nous soumettre." -- "So much the more must every one of us submit heartily, and bend the neck under the yoke, to which it shall please God to subject us."

Went down with them - Down from Jerusalem, which was in a high, mountainous region.
Was subject unto them - Performed the duty of a faithful and obedient child, and not improbably was engaged in the trade of Joseph - that of a carpenter. Every Jew was required to learn some trade, and there is every reason to think that our Saviour followed that of his reputed father. And from this we learn:
1. That obedience to parents is a duty. Jesus has set an example in this that all children should follow. Though he was the Son of God, and on proper occasions was engaged in the great work of redemption, yet he was also the "son of Mary," and he loved and obeyed his mother, and was "subject" to her.
2. It is no dishonor to be a mechanic, or to be brought up in an obscure employment. Jesus has conferred honor on virtuous industry, and no man should be ashamed of industrious parents, though poor, or of a condition of life that is far from ease and affluence. Industry is honorable, and virtuous poverty should not be regarded as a matter of reproach. The only thing to be ashamed of, in regard to this matter, is when people are idle, or when children are too proud to hear or speak of the occupation of their parents, or to follow the same occupation.

Was subject unto them - Behaved towards them with all dutiful submission. Probably his working with his hands at his reputed father's business, is here also implied: see on Luke 2:41 (note). No child among the Jews was ever brought up in idleness. Is not this the carpenter? was a saying of those Jews who appear to have had a proper knowledge of his employment while in Joseph's house. See the note on Matthew 13:55.

(9) And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
(9) Christ, very man, is made like us in every way except sin.

And he went down with them,.... From the temple, and from Jerusalem, which were on high ground:
and came to Nazareth; where he, and his parents, had lived ever since their return from Egypt:
and was subject unto them; for though he thought fit to let them know, or, at least, put them in mind, that he had a Father in heaven, whose business he came about, and must do, and therefore did not judge it necessary to ask their leave to stay at Jerusalem on that account; yet, as man, and willing to set an example of filial subjection to parents, he went along with them, and showed all dutiful respect unto them, yielding a ready and cheerful obedience to their commands, living with them, and working under them, and for them: and so he continued till he was about thirty years of age:
but his mother kept all these sayings, or things; for this relates not only to the words of Christ, but to the whole history of his staying behind them at Jerusalem, of his sitting among the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions, to the astonishment of all. These things she treasured up, and preserved,
in her heart; that is, in her memory; so the word is used in Jewish writings. It is reported of R. Meir (f), that "he went to intercalate the year in Asia, and there was no Megilla (the book of Esther) there, and he wrote it, "out of his heart", (i.e. out of his memory,) and read it.
(f) T. Bab. Megilla, fol. 18. 2.

He went down with them. If his heart drew him to the temple, the voice of duty called him back to Galilee, for the law required obedience to parents.