Luke 2:49–50

49 And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be qabout rMy Father’s business?” 50 But sthey did not understand the statement which He spoke to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — The New International Version (NIV)

49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — English Standard Version (ESV)

49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

Luke 2:49–50 — New Living Translation (NLT)

49 “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they didn’t understand what he meant.

Luke 2:49–50 — New Century Version (NCV)

49 Jesus said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand the meaning of what he said.

Luke 2:49–50 — American Standard Version (ASV)

49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house? 50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

Luke 2:49–50 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

49 And he said to them, Why is it that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be occupied in my Father’s business? 50 And they understood not the thing that he said to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

49 Jesus said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you realize that I had to be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they didn’t understand what he meant.

Luke 2:49–50 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

49 “Why were you searching for Me?” He asked them. “Didn’t you know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what He said to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

49 He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he said to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

49 And he said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house of my Father?” 50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them.

Luke 2:49–50 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

49 “Why were you looking for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he meant by that.

Luke 2:49–50 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

49 And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

50 But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.

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