Verse 49

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

Referenced Verses

  • Mal 3:1 : 1 "Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, behold, he comes!" says Yahweh of Armies.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.
  • John 5:17 : 17 But Jesus answered them, "My Father is still working, so I am working, too."
  • John 6:38 : 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
  • John 8:29 : 29 He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart."
  • John 9:4 : 4 I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
  • Matt 21:12 : 12 Jesus entered into the temple of God, and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the money changers' tables and the seats of those who sold the doves.
  • Luke 2:48 : 48 When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."
  • John 2:16-17 : 16 To those who sold the doves, he said, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a marketplace!" 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will eat me up."