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41 Now kai his autos parents goneus went poreuō · ho year by kata year etos to eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm for the ho feast heortē of ho Passover pascha 42 And kai when hote he was ginomai twelve dōdeka years etos old, when they autos went anabainō up according kata to the ho custom ethos of the ho feast heortē 43 and kai had completed teleioō the ho days hēmera, as en · ho they autos were returning hypostrephō, the ho boy pais Jesus Iēsous stayed hypomenō behind in en Jerusalem Ierousalēm, and kai his autos parents goneus did not ou know ginōskō · ho it. 44 Thinking nomizō · de him autos to be eimi in en the ho caravan synodia, they went erchomai a day’ s hēmera journey hodos, but kai then began looking anazēteō for him autos among en their ho relatives syngenēs and kai · ho acquaintances gnōstos. 45 · kai When they did not find heuriskō him, they went hypostrephō back to eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm to look anazēteō for him autos.

46 Then kai after meta three treis days hēmera they found heuriskō him autos in en the ho temple hieron, seated kathezomai in en the midst mesos of the ho teachers didaskalos, · kai listening akouō to them autos and kai asking eperōtaō them autos questions. 47 And de all pas who ho heard akouō him autos were existēmi amazed at epi · ho his understanding synesis and kai · ho his autos answers apokrisis. 48 And kai when they saw him autos, they were astounded ekplēssō, and kai his autos mother mētēr said legō to pros him autos, · ho Child teknon, why tis did you treat poieō us hēmeis like houtōs this ? Look idou, · ho your sy father patēr and I kagō have been terribly worried odynaō trying to find zēteō you sy.” 49 And kai he said legō to pros them autos, “ Why tis is it that hoti you were looking zēteō for me egō? Did you not ou know oida that hoti I egō would have dei to be eimi in en · ho · ho my egō Father’ s patēr house?” 50 But kai they autos did not ou understand syniēmi the ho saying rhēma that hos he spoke laleō to them autos.

51 Then kai he went katabainō down with meta them autos and kai came erchomai to eis Nazareth Nazareth and kai was eimi obedient hypotassō to them autos. And kai · ho his autos mother mētēr treasured diatēreō all pas that ho was said rhēma in en · ho her autos heart kardia. 52 And kai Jesus Iēsous advanced prokoptō in en · ho wisdom sophia and kai in stature hēlikia, and kai in favor charis with para God theos and kai man anthrōpos.

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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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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:43 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were completed”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 2:43 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 2:44 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began searching for”)
  4. Luke 2:44 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. Luke 2:44 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  6. Luke 2:45 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“find”) which is understood as temporal
  7. Luke 2:45 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. Luke 2:46 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  9. Luke 2:47 This is an understood repetition of “his” due to English style
  10. Luke 2:48 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  11. Luke 2:49 Literally “what is it that”
  12. Luke 2:49 Or “things” (= business)