Luke 2:41-52
New American Standard Bible
Visit to Jerusalem
41 His parents went to Jerusalem every year at (A)the Feast of the Passover. 42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; 43 and as they were returning, after spending the (B)full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. 44 Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a day’s journey; and then they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. 46 Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard Him (C)were amazed at His understanding and His answers. 48 When Joseph and Mary saw Him, they were bewildered; and (D)His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, (E)Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You!” 49 And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that (F)I had to be in My Father’s [a]house?” 50 And yet (G)they on their part did not understand the statement which He had [b]made to them. 51 And He went down with them and came to (H)Nazareth, and He continued to be subject to them; and (I)His mother (J)treasured all these [c]things in her heart.
52 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and [d]stature, and in (K)favor with God and people.
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Luke 2:41-52
Lexham English Bible
Jesus in the Temple at Twelve Years Old
41 And his parents went every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the feast. 43 And after[a] the days were completed, while they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. And his parents did not know it,[b] 44 but believing him to be in the group of travelers, they went a day’s journey. And they began searching for[c] him among their[d] relatives and their[e] acquaintances, 45 and when they[f] did not find him,[g] they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46 And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts,[h] sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and his[i] answers. 48 And when they[j] saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!” 49 And he said to them, “Why[k] were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house[l] of my Father?” 50 And they did not understand the statement that he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was submitting to them. And his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus was advancing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and with people.
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- Luke 2:43 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were completed”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 2:43 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 2:44 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began searching for”)
- Luke 2:44 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 2:44 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Luke 2:45 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“find”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 2:45 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Luke 2:46 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
- Luke 2:47 This is an understood repetition of “his” due to English style
- Luke 2:48 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 2:49 Literally “what is it that”
- Luke 2:49 Or “things” (= business)
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