Luke 2:45

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When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

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  • Luke 2:39-44
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    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

    40And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

    41Every year, Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

    42When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

    43When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it.

    44Thinking he was in their traveling group, they went a day's journey. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

  • Luke 2:46-52
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    46After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

    47Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

    48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us this way? Look, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you!"

    49He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

    50But they did not understand the statement he made to them.

    51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

    52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

  • Mark 1:36-37
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    36Simon and his companions went to look for him,

    37and when they found him, they said, 'Everyone is looking for you.'

  • John 6:24-25
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    24So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum seeking Jesus.

    25When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when did you get here?'

  • John 7:11
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    11The Jews were looking for Him at the festival and saying, 'Where is He?

  • Matt 2:8-9
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    8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too may go and worship Him.'

    9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and behold, the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

  • Acts 5:22
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    22But when the officers arrived, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

  • John 11:56
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    56So they were looking for Jesus and were saying to one another as they stood in the temple, 'What do you think? Will he not come to the feast at all?'

  • Josh 2:22
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    22They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days until the pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the road but did not find them.

  • Luke 24:3
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    3But when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.

  • John 7:34-36
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    34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'

    35At this, the Jews said to one another, 'Where does this man intend to go that we will not be able to find Him? Does He plan to go to the dispersion among the Greeks and teach the Greeks?

    36What does He mean when He said, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

  • Luke 2:16-17
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    16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

    17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

  • Luke 24:33
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    33They got up at once and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven and those with them, assembled together.

  • Gen 37:15
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    15A man found him wandering in the field and asked him, "What are you looking for?"

  • Acts 24:12
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    12My accusers did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues, or anywhere in the city.

  • Luke 15:5
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    5And when he finds it, he joyfully places it on his shoulders.

  • Mark 11:27
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    27They came again to Jerusalem. As he was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, scribes, and elders came to him.

  • Luke 24:52
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    52And they worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

  • Acts 1:12
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    12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey away.

  • Luke 2:20
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    20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

  • Luke 19:32
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    32So those who were sent departed and found it just as he had told them.

  • 2 Kgs 2:17
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    17But they persisted until he was too ashamed to refuse. So he said, 'Send them.' And they sent fifty men, who searched for three days but did not find him.

  • John 1:37-38
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    37The two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus.

    38Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, 'What do you want?' They said, 'Rabbi' (which means Teacher), 'where are you staying?'

  • John 2:12
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    12After this, He went down to Capernaum with His mother, His brothers, and His disciples, and they stayed there for a few days.

  • Luke 4:42
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    42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

  • Luke 2:27
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    27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,

  • Luke 19:48
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    48But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.

  • John 10:39
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    39Once again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

  • John 18:7
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    7Jesus asked them again, 'Whom are you looking for?' And they said, 'Jesus the Nazarene.'

  • Luke 2:22
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    22When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

  • Mark 9:33
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    33They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, 'What were you arguing about on the way?'

  • Hos 5:6
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    6With their flocks and herds they will go to seek the Lord, but they will not find him; he has withdrawn from them.