Luke 2:41-46

The Boy Jesus in the Temple

41 Now ¹his parents went ²to Jerusalem every year at ³the Feast of the Passover.

42 And when he was twelve years old, ⁴they went up according to custom.

43 And when the feast ⁵was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. ⁶His parents did not know it,

44 but supposing him to be in the group they went a day’s journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,

45 and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.

46 After three days they found him in the temple, ⁷sitting among ⁸the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

Cross References

• 1. 2:41 ver. 27
• 2. 2:41 [1 Sam. 1:3]
• 3. 2:41 Ex. 23:15; Deut. 16:1; John 2:13
• 4. 2:42 John 11:55
• 5. 2:43 Ex. 12:15; Lev. 23:8; Deut. 16:3
• 6. 2:43 [See ver. 41 above]
• 7. 2:46 See Matt. 26:55
• 8. 2:46 ch. 5:17