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Luke 2:40-47

40AndδὲdeG1161theΤὸToG3588ChildπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532became strongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901.He was filledπληρούμενονplēroumenonG4137with wisdomσοφίᾳ,sophiaG4678,andκαὶkaiG2532thegraceχάριςcharisG5485of GodθεοῦtheouG2316wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Himαὐτό.¶autoG846.

41ΚαὶKaiG2532Everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἔτοςetosG2094HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419for theτῇtēaG3588Feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859of theτοῦtouG3588Passoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42AndΚαὶKaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753He wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old,theyαὐτῶνautōnG846went upἀναβαινόντωνanabainontōnG305according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588customἔθοςethosG1485of theτῆςtēsG3588Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859.

43WhenκαὶkaiG2532thoseτὰςtasG3588daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250were overτελειωσάντωνteleiōsantōnG5048andἐνenG1722theyαὐτοὺςautousG846τῷtōG3588were returningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290home,theὁhoG3588boyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424remained behindὑπέμεινενhupemeinenG5278inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419,butκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846οἱhoiG3588parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118were unawareοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097He had stayed.

44δὲdeG1161AssumingνομίσαντεςnomisantesG3543HeαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510inἐνenG1722theirτῇtēaG3588companyσυνοδίᾳsunodiaG4923,they traveled onἦλθον ὁδὸνēlthon hodonG2064 G3598for a dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250beforeκαὶkaiG2532they began to lookἀνεζήτουνanezētounG327for HimαὐτὸνautonG846amongἐνenG1722theirτοῖςtoisG3588relativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773andκαὶkaiG2532τοῖςtoisG3588friendsγνωστοῖς.gnōstoisG1110.

45WhenκαὶkaiG2532they could not findμὴ εὑρόντεςmē heurontesG3361 G2147Him,they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419to search forἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountesG327Himαὐτόν.autonG846.

46Finallyκαὶ ἐγένετοkai egenetoG2532 G1096,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250they foundεὗρονheuronG2147HimαὐτὸνautonG846inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courts,sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonG2516amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319theτῶνtōnG3588teachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320καὶkaiG2532,listening toἀκούονταakouontaG191themαὐτῶνautōnG846andκαὶkaiG2532asking them questionsἐπερωτῶντα αὐτούς.eperōtōnta autousG1905 G846.

47AndδὲdeG1161allπάντεςpantesG3956whoοἱhoiG3588heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191HimαὐτοῦautouG846were astoundedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839atἐπὶepiG1909Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907andκαὶkaiG2532HisταῖςtaisG3588answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesinG612.

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