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and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.
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After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions;
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and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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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."
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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?"
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.