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47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 His parents didn’t know what to think. “Son,” his mother said to him, “why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been frantic, searching for you everywhere.”
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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 “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you know that I must 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 didn’t understand what he meant.
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But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51 Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart.
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Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people.
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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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