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46 Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
46
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 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 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.”
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 “But why did you need to search?” he asked. “Didn’t you 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?”
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