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49 And he said to them, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”[a] 50 And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them. 51 And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.

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  1. 2.49 Jesus stresses the priority of his duty to his Father, which involves a high degree of independence of earthly ties.

49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a](A) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(B)

51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(C) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(D)

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  1. Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business