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41 Every year His parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.
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Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
42 When He was 12 years old, they went up according to the custom of the festival.
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When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.
43 After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents did not know it.
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After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.
44 Assuming He was in the traveling party, they went a day's journey. Then they began looking for Him among their relatives and friends.
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Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.
45 When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.
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When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
46 After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 And all those who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
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Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You."
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When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 "Why were you searching for Me?" He asked them. "Didn't you know that I had to be in My Father's house?"
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“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
50 But they did not understand what He said to them.
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But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
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