Luke 2:41-47

41 Every year the parents of Jesus went to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. ¹

42 When Jesus was twelve years old, they went to the festival as usual.

43 When the festival was over, they started back home, but the boy Jesus stayed in Jerusalem. His parents did not know this;

44 they thought that he was with the group, so they traveled a whole day and then started looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45 They did not find him, so they went back to Jerusalem looking for him.

46 On the third day they found him in the Temple, sitting with the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

47 All who heard him were amazed at his intelligent answers.

Cross References

• 1. 2.41Exodus 12.1-27;Deuteronomy 16.1-8.