Luke 2:48

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.”

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  • Matt 12:46 : 46 Jesus’ True Family While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.
  • Luke 2:49 : 49 But he replied,“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
  • Luke 3:23 : 23 The Genealogy of Jesus So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son(as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
  • Luke 4:22 : 22 All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

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    49But he replied,“Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

    50Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them.

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

    52And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.

  • Luke 2:39-47
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    39So when Joseph and Mary had performed 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, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

    41Jesus in the Temple Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of the Passover.

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

    43But when the feast was over, as they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it,

    44but(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.

    45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.

    46After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

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    33So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.

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    46Jesus’ True Family While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers came and stood outside, asking to speak to him.

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    48To the one who had said this, Jesus replied,“Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

    49And pointing toward his disciples he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!

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    32A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him,“Look, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”

    33He answered them and said,“Who are my mother and my brothers?”

    34And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said,“Here are my mother and my brothers!

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