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48 When they saw Him, they were overwhelmed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Listen, Your [a]father and I have been [greatly distressed and] anxiously looking for You.” 49 And He answered, “Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be [b]in My Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what He had said to them.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:48 Joseph was recognized as the legal father of Jesus.
  2. Luke 2:49 Or occupied with My Father’s business.

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