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45 So when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him.
45
When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.
46 Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
46
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
47 And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.
47
Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, "Son, why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought You anxiously."
48
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 And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?"
49
“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 the statement which He spoke to them.
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But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
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