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Luke 2:49
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
Luke 2:49 · Berean Standard Bible
Luke 2:49 in other translations
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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In context
46 Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
50 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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