Luke 2: 41 - 51
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| 41
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Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover.
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| 42
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And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom;
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| 43
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and when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
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| 44
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but supposing him to be in the company they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances;
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| 45
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and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him.
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| 46
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After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions;
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| 47
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and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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| 48
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And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."
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| 49
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And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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| 50
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And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
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| 51
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And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
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