<p>2:33 <i>And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him</i>- There must have been certain similarities of personality type between the Lord and His mother. Thus in Lk. 2:33 Mary &ldquo;marvelled&rdquo;, and the same word is used about Jesus in Mt. 8:10 and Mk. 6:6. Again we have here an essay in His humanity. And there is another echo of the Joseph story. &quot;The men marvelled&quot; at Joseph&rsquo;s discernment. Ditto for the Lord Jesus- it is emphasized (Mt. 8:27; 9:8,33; 21:20, 42; 22:22; 27:14; Lk. 2:33; Jn. 4:27; 7:15). Mary had perceived that her son was God's Son, the Messiah; but clearly the extent of the prophetic implications of this were not fully perceived by her. Hence she marvelled at the Biblical allusions made by Simeon.</p>