39
And as they had full done all things [And as they had perfectly done all things], after the law of the Lord, they turned again into Galilee, into their city Nazareth.
40
And the child waxed, and was comforted, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.
41
And his father and mother went each year into Jerusalem [And his father and mother went by all years into Jerusalem], in the solemn day of pask.
42
And when Jesus was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast day.
43
And when the days were done, they turned again; and the child abode in Jerusalem, and his father and mother knew it not.
44
For they guessing that he had been in the fellowship, came a day's journey, and sought him among his cousins and his acknowledged. [+Forsooth they guessing him to be in the company, or fellowship, came the way, or journey, of a day, and sought him among his cousins and known.]
45
And when they found him not, they turned again into Jerusalem, and sought him [seeking him].
46
And it befell [And it was done], that after the third day they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the doctors, hearing them and asking them.
47
And all men that heard him, wondered on the prudence and the answers of him.
48
And they saw, and wondered. And his mother said to him, Son, what hast thou done to us thus? Lo! thy father and I sorrowing have sought thee.
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And he said to them, What is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that in those things that be of my Father [wist ye not, that in those things that be my Father's], it behooveth me to be?