Luke 2:41–52

⁴¹And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover, ⁴²and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, ⁴³and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know, ⁴⁴and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances, ⁴⁵and not having found him, they turned back to Jerusalem seeking him. ⁴⁶And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them, ⁴⁷and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers. ⁴⁸And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, ‘Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.’ ⁴⁹And he said unto them, ‘Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?’ ⁵⁰and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them, ⁵¹and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping all these sayings in her heart, ⁵²and Jesus was advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

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