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She came by at that moment and began thanking God and speaking about the child to everyone who was waiting for Yerushalayim to be liberated.
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When Yosef and Miryam had finished doing everything required by the Torah of ADONAI, they returned to the Galil, to their town Natzeret.
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The child grew and became strong and filled with wisdom -- God's favor was upon him.
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Every year Yeshua's parents went to Yerushalayim for the festival of Pesach.
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When he was twelve years old, they went up for the festival, as custom required.
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But after the festival was over, when his parents returned, Yeshua remained in Yerushalayim. They didn't realize this;
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supposing that he was somewhere in the caravan, they spent a whole day on the road before they began searching for him among their relatives and friends.
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Failing to find him, they returned to Yerushalayim to look for him.
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On the third day they found him -- he was sitting in the Temple court among the rabbis, not only listening to them but questioning what they said;
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and everyone who heard him was astonished at his insight and his responses.
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When his parents saw him, they were shocked; and his mother said to him, "Son! Why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you!"