Luke 2:48-51
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48 When his parents[a] saw him they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously looking for you.”(A) 49 He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[b](B) 50 But they did not understand what he said to them.(C) 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to them, and his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(D)
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Luke 2:48-51
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48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother(A) said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father(B) 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](C) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(D)
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(E) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(F)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business
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