Luke 2:47-52

47 And all who heard Him ¹were amazed at His understanding and His answers.

48 When they saw Him, they were astonished; and ²His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, ³Your 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 ⁴I had to be in My Father's house?"

50 But ⁵they did not understand the statement which He had made to them.

51 And He went down with them and came to ⁶Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and ⁷His mother ⁸treasured all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in ⁹favor with God and men.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 7:28; Matthew 13:54; Matthew 22:33; Mark 1:22; Mark 6:2; Mark 11:18; Luke 4:32; John 7:15
• 2. Matthew 12:46
• 3. Luke 2:49; Luke 3:23; Luke 4:22
• 4. John 4:34; John 5:36
• 5. Mark 9:32; Luke 9:45; Luke 18:34
• 6. Luke 2:39
• 7. Matthew 12:46
• 8. Luke 2:19
• 9. Luke 2:40

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Child"
• [b] Lit "are looking"
• [c] Or "affairs;" lit "in the things of My Father"
• [d] Lit "had spoken"
• [e] Lit "words"
• [f] Or "age"