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Luke 2:41-50

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.

48WhenG2532His parentssawG3708HimαὐτὸνautonG846,they were astonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605. “Childτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101have You doneἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160thisοὕτως;houtōsG3779to usκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473?”HisαὐτὸνautonG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384G2532askedεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτοῦ·eipen pros autouG2036 G4314 G846ἰδοὺidouG2400. “YourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588fatherπατήρpatērG3962and IG2504have been anxiously searchingὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμένodunōmenoi ezētoumenG2212 G3600for Youσε.¶seG4771.”

49“WhyτίtiG5101ὅτιhotiG3754were you looking forἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212MeG1473ΚαὶKaiG2532?”He askedεἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·eipen pros autousG2036 G4314 G846. “Did you not knowοὐκ ᾔδειτεouk ēdeiteG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473hadδεῖdeiG1163to beG1510inἐνenG1722MyG1473τοῖςtoisG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962houseτοῦtouG3588?”

50ButκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846did not understandοὐ συνῆκανou sunēkanG3756 G4920theτὸtoG3588statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ὃhoG3739He was makingἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

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