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39 Joseph and Mary did everything the Law of the Lord required. Then they returned to Galilee. They went to their own town of Nazareth.
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When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong. He was very wise. He was blessed by God's grace.
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And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
41 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast.
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Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
42 When he was 12 years old, they went up to the Feast as usual.
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When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.
43 After the Feast was over, his parents left to go back home. The boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But they were not aware of it.
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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 They thought he was somewhere in their group. So they traveled on for a day. Then they began to look for him among their relatives and friends.
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Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.
45 They did not find him. So they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
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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 courtyard. He was sitting with the teachers. He was listening to them and asking them questions.
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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 how much he understood. They also were amazed at his answers.
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Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 When his parents saw him, they were amazed. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been worried about you. We have been looking for you everywhere."
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When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
49 "Why were you looking for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"
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“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
50 But they did not understand what he meant by that.
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But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
51 Then he went back to Nazareth with them, and he obeyed them. But his mother kept all these things like a secret treasure in her heart.
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Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
52 Jesus became wiser and stronger. He also became more and more pleasing to God and to people.
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And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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