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48 When his parents saw him, they wondered how this was possible. And his mother said, “Son, why did you do this to us? Your father and I were very worried about you. We have been looking for you.”

49 Jesus said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father’s work is.[a] 50 But they did not understand the meaning of what he said to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:49 where … work is Or “in my Father’s house.”

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