Luke 2:43-50

English Standard Version

⁴³ And when the feast ^(A)was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. ^(B)His parents did not know it, ⁴⁴ but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, ⁴⁵ and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. ⁴⁶ After three days they found him in the temple, ^(C)sitting among ^(D)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, ^(E)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 ^(F)I must be in ^(G)my Father's house?”^{[b] 50} And ^(H)they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.