New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:41-50

41Now His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118wentἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419everyκατ᾽kat᾽G2596yearἔτοςetosG2094atthe Feastἑορτῇhe'ortēaG1859of the Passoverπάσχα.¶paschaG3957.

42And whenὅτεhoteG3753He becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427,they wentἀναβαινόντωνanabainontōnG305up thereaccordingκατὰkataG2596to the customἔθοςethosG1485of the Feastἑορτῆςhe'ortēsG1859;

43and as they were returningὑποστρέφεινhupostrepheinG5290,after spendingG5048thefullG5048numberG5048of daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,the boyπαῖςpaisG3816JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424stayedG5278behindG5278in JerusalemἸερουσαλήμ,IerousalēmG2419.But His parentsγονεῖςgoneisG1118were unawareοὐκ ἔγνωσανouk egnōsanG3756 G1097of it,

44but supposedνομίσαντεςnomisantesG3543Him to be in the caravanσυνοδίᾳsunodiaG4923,and wentἦλθονēlthonG2064a day’sἡμέραςhēmerasG2250journeyὁδὸνhodonG3598; and they beganlookingἀνεζήτουνanezētounG327for Him amongG1722their relativesσυγγενεῦσινsungeneusinG4773and acquaintancesγνωστοῖς.gnōstoisG1110.

45When they did not findεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147Him, they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290to JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419lookingἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountesG327for Him.

46ThenG2532,afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250they foundεὗρονheuronG2147Him in the templeG2413,sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenonG2516in the midstμέσῳmesōG3319of the teachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōnG1320,bothG2532listeningἀκούονταakouontaG191to them and askingG1905them questionsἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōntaG1905.

47And allπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191Himwere amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839at His understandingσυνέσειsuneseiG4907and His answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesinG612.

48When they sawG3708Him, they were astonishedἐξεπλάγησαν,exeplagēsanG1605; andHis motherμήτηρmētērG3384saidG3004to Him, “Sonτέκνον,teknonG5043,whyτίtiG5101have You treatedἐποίησαςepoiēsasG4160us thisG3779wayG3779?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,Your fatherπατήρpatērG3962and Ihave been anxiouslyὀδυνώμενοιodunōmenoiG3600lookingἐζητοῦμένezētoumenG2212for You.”

49And He saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101is it that you were lookingἐζητεῖτέezēteiteG2212for Me? Did you not knowG3609thatI hadδεῖdeiG1163to be in My Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962house?”

50Butthey did not understandσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920the statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487whichὃhoG3739Hehad madeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980to them.

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