The Boy Jesus in the Temple
41 Now
1his parents went
2to Jerusalem every year at
3the Feast of the Passover.
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And when he was twelve years old,
4they went up according to custom.
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And when the feast
5was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem.
6His parents did not know it,
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but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
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and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.
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After three days they found him in the temple,
7sitting among
8the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
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And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold,
9your father and I have been searching for you in great distress."
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And he said to them,
"Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that 10I must be in 11my Father's house?"
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And
12they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.
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And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And
13his mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
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And Jesus
14increased in wisdom and in stature and in
15favor with God and man.