Luke 2:45

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

Luke 2:45 in Other Translations

45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

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

45 When they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there.

45 When they didn't find him, they went back to Jerusalem looking for him.

45 When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search 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 the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

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

47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.