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Luke 2:41-52

41AndhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentG4198everyyearἔτοςetosG2094toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419atthefeastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859ofthepassoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753hewastwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,theywentG305upafterthecustomἔθοςethosG1485ofthefeastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859;

43andwhentheyhadfulfilledthedaysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,astheywerereturningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,theboyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tarriedbehindinJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419;andhisparentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118knewG1097itnot;

44butsupposinghimtobeG1510inthecompany,theywentaday’sἡμέραςhēmerasG2250journeyὁδὸνhodonG3598;andtheysoughtforhimamongtheirkinsfolkandacquaintance:

45andwhentheyfoundG2147himnot,theyreturnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419, seekingforhim.

46AnditcameG1096topassἐγένετοegenetoG1096,afterthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250theyfoundG2147himinthetemple,sittinginthemidstμέσῳmesōG3319oftheteachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320,bothhearingἀκούονταakouontaG191them,andaskingG1905themquestionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905:

47andallthatheardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191himwereamazedathisunderstandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andhisanswersG612.

48AndwhentheysawG3708him,theywereastonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605;andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004untohim,SonG5043,whyτίtiG5101hast thouthusοὕτως;houtōsG3779dealtwithus?beholdἰδοὺidouG2400, thyfatherπατήρpatērG3962andIsoughtἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212thee sorrowing.

49AndhesaidG3004untothem,HowisG1510itthatyesoughtἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212me?knewyenotthatImustbeG1510inmyFather’shouse?

50AndtheyunderstoodG4920notthesayingG2980whichhespake untothem.

51AndhewentdownκατέβηkatebēG2597withthem,andcameG2064toNazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478;andhewasG1510subjectὑποτασσόμενοςhupotassomenosG5293untothem:andhismotherμήτηρmētērG3384keptallthesesayingsinherheartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588.

52AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424advancedinwisdomσοφίᾳsophiaG4678andstatureἡλικίᾳhēlikiaG2244,andinfavorχάριτιcharitiG5485withGodθεῷtheōG2316andmenG444.

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