Luke 2:40–52

^40aThe Child continued to grow and become strong, ¹increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Visit to Jerusalem

⁴¹Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at ^athe Feast of the Passover.

⁴²And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;

⁴³and as they were returning, after spending the ^afull number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,

⁴⁴but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

⁴⁵When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him.

⁴⁶Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.

⁴⁷And all who heard Him ^awere amazed at His understanding and His answers.

⁴⁸When they saw Him, they were astonished; and ^aHis mother said to Him, “¹Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, ^bYour father and I ²have been anxiously looking for You.”

⁴⁹And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that ^aI had to be in My Father’s ¹house?”

⁵⁰But ^athey did not understand the statement which He ¹had made to them.

⁵¹And He went down with them and came to ^aNazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and ^bHis mother ^ctreasured all these ¹things in her heart.

⁵²And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ¹stature, and in ^afavor with God and men.