45 and when they[a] did not find him,[b] they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46 And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts,[c] sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his insight and his[d] answers.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:45 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“find”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Luke 2:45 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Luke 2:46 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  4. Luke 2:47 This is an understood repetition of “his” due to English style