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Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
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And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.
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Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.
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And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary at the time of the Feast, and,
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after staying the full number of days, when they started back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not discover this,
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but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;
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but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem, making anxious inquiry for Him.
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On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
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while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence and at the answers He gave.
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When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us? Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."
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"Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?"