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47 and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
47
Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."
48
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 And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
49
“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
50 And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
50
But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
51
Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.
52
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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