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Every year Jesus' parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover.
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When he was twelve years old, they went up as they always did for the Feast.
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When it was over and they left for home, the child Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents didn't know it.
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Thinking he was somewhere in the company of pilgrims, they journeyed for a whole day and then began looking for him among relatives and neighbors.
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When they didn't find him, they went back to Jerusalem looking for him.
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The next day they found him in the Temple seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
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The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers.
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