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Luke 2:45
And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.
Luke 2:45 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
Luke 2:45 in other translations
And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
When they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
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In context
42 And when he was twelve years old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
43 And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not.
44 And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.
45 And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.
48 And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
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