⁴³When the festival was over, they left for home. The boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents didn’t know it. ⁴⁴They thought that he was with the others who were traveling with them. After traveling for a day, they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. ⁴⁵When they didn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

⁴⁶Three days later, they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions. ⁴⁷His understanding and his answers stunned everyone who heard him.

⁴⁸When his parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother asked him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been worried sick looking for you!”

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

⁵¹Then he returned with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them.

His mother treasured all these things in her heart. ⁵²Jesus grew in wisdom and maturity. He gained favor from God and people.

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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?”