⁴¹Now ^whis parents went ^xto Jerusalem every year at ^ythe Feast of the Passover. ⁴²And when he was twelve years old, ^zthey went up according to custom. ⁴³And when the feast ^awas ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. ^wHis parents did not know it, ⁴⁴but supposing him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, ⁴⁵and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. ⁴⁶After three days they found him in the temple, ^bsitting among ^cthe teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸And when his parents⁷ saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, ^dyour father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” ⁴⁹And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that ^eI must be in ^fmy Father’s house?”⁸ ⁵⁰And ^gthey did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. ⁵¹And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And ^hhis mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus ⁱincreased in wisdom and in stature⁹ and in ⁱfavor with God and man.

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Luke 2:49: And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Footnotes

7Greek they
8Or about my Father’s business
9Or years

Cross references

vch. 1:80
wver. 27
x[1 Sam. 1:3]
y Ex. 23:15; Deut. 16:1; John 2:13
z John 11:55
a Ex. 12:15; Lev. 23:8; Deut. 16:3
w[See ver. 41 above]
bSee Matt. 26:55
cch. 5:17
dver. 27; [ver. 49]
eSee ch. 13:33
f John 2:16; 14:2
g[ch. 18:34]; See Mark 9:32
hSee ver. 19
i[1 Sam. 2:26]