Luke 2:45
When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
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- Luke 2:39-446 verses90%
39 So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
41 Jesus in the Temple Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of the Passover.
42 When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.
43 But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,
44 but(because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers) they went a day’s journey. Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances.
- Luke 2:46-527 verses84%
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 Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers.
48 When his parents saw him, they were overwhelmed. His mother said to him,“Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.”
49 But he replied,“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50 Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them.
51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. But his mother kept all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.
- Mark 1:36-372 verses75%
36 Simon and his companions searched for him.
37 When they found him, they said,“Everyone is looking for you.”
- John 6:24-252 verses73%
24 So when the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.
25 Jesus’ Discourse About the Bread of Life When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him,“Rabbi, when did you get here?”
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11 So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”
- Matt 2:8-92 verses72%
8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said,“Go and look carefully for the child. When you find him, inform me so that I can go and worship him as well.”
9 After listening to the king they left, and once again the star they saw when it rose led them until it stopped above the place where the child was.
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22 But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,
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56 Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts,“What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”
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22 They went to the hill country and stayed there for three days, long enough for those chasing them to return. Their pursuers looked all along the way but did not find them.
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3 but when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
- John 7:34-363 verses70%
34 You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”
35 Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
36 What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”
- Luke 2:16-172 verses70%
16 So they hurried off and located Mary and Joseph, and found the baby lying in a manger.
17 When they saw him, they related what they had been told about this child,
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33 So they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven and those with them gathered together
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15 When Joseph reached Shechem, a man found him wandering in the field, so the man asked him,“What are you looking for?”
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12 They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,
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5 Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
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27 The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him
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52 So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
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12 A Replacement for Judas is Chosen Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called the Mount of Olives(which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away).
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20 So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.
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32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.
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17 But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said,“Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah.
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37 When John’s two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.
38 Jesus turned around and saw them following and said to them,“What do you want?” So they said to him,“Rabbi”(which is translated Teacher),“where are you staying?”
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12 Cleansing the Temple After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples, and they stayed there a few days.
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42 The next morning Jesus departed and went to a deserted place. Yet the crowds were seeking him, and they came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them.
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27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,
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48 but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.
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39 Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.
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7 Then Jesus asked them again,“Who are you looking for?” And they said,“Jesus the Nazarene.”
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22 Jesus’ Presentation at the Temple Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
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33 Questions About the Greatest Then they came to Capernaum. After Jesus was inside the house he asked them,“What were you discussing on the way?”
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6 The Futility of Sacrificial Ritual without Moral Obedience Although they bring their flocks and herds to seek the favor of the LORD, They will not find him– he has withdrawn himself from them!