Luke 2:41-52

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.

47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

48 And when his parents^[a] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, ⁹your father and I have been searching for you in great distress. ”

49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that ¹⁰I must be in ¹¹my Father’s house? ” ^[b]

50 And ¹²they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.

51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And ¹³his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.

52 And Jesus ¹⁴increased in wisdom and in stature^[c] and in ¹⁵favor with God and man.

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
• 9. 2:48 ver. 27; [ver. 49]
• 10. 2:49 See ch. 13:33
• 11. 2:49 John 2:16; 14:2
• 12. 2:50 [ch. 18:34]; See Mark 9:32
• 13. 2:51 See ver. 19
• 14. 2:52 [1 Sam. 2:26]
• 15. 2:52 [1 Sam. 2:26]

Footnotes

• [a] 2:48 Greek 'they'
• [b] 2:49 Or 'about my Father’s business'
• [c] 2:52 Or 'years'