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Luke 2:48

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2:48When149 his parents150 saw him, they were overwhelmed. His151 mother said to him, “Child,152 why have you treated153 us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”154

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Footnotes

  1. 149 Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. 150 Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
  3. 151 Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  4. 152 The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (huios, “son”).
  5. 153 Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”
  6. 154 Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when they saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.