Luke 2:45

45 but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.

Luke 2:45 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 2:45

And when they found him not
In the company that came from Jerusalem with them, nor among any of their relations and friends, with whom they supposed he was:

they turned back again to Jerusalem,
that is, the next morning, for it can hardly be thought they would set out that night, after they had travelled all day, without taking some repose:

seeking him;
at Jerusalem, in the streets and broad places of it; a figure of the church and ordinances, where souls look for, and inquire after their beloved, when they have lost him, ( Song of Solomon 3:1-3 ) .

Luke 2:45 In-Context

43 after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,

44 but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;

45 but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.

46 On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,

47 while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.