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Luke 2:46-52
English Standard Version
Luke 2:46-52
English Standard Version
46 After three days they found him in the temple, (A)sitting among (B)the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 And when his parents[a] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, (C)your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” 49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that (D)I must be in (E)my Father's house?”[b] 50 And (F)they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And (G)his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus (H)increased in wisdom and in stature[c] and in (I)favor with God and man.
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Luke 2:46-52
New International Version
Luke 2:46-52
New International Version
46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 Everyone who heard him was amazed(A) at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother(B) said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father(C) and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a](D) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(E)
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(F) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(G) 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.(H)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business
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