Luke 2:48-49

48 When they saw Him, they were astonished; and ¹His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, ²Your 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 ³I had to be in My Father's house?"

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 12:46
• 2. Luke 2:49; Luke 3:23; Luke 4:22
• 3. John 4:34; John 5:36

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Child"
• [b]. Lit "are looking"
• [c]. Or "affairs;" lit "in the things of My Father"