Luke:2:41-52

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* Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the Passover . * And when he was twelve years old , they went up according to custom ; * and when the feast was ended , as they were returning , the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem . His parents did not know it , * but supposing him to be in the company they went a day 's journey , and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances ; * and when they did not find him , they returned to Jerusalem , seeking him . * After three days they found him in the temple , sitting among the teachers , listening to them and asking them questions ; * and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers . * And when they saw him they were astonished ; and his mother said to him , "Son , why have you treated us so ? Behold , your father and I have been looking for you anxiously ." * 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 ?" * And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them . * 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 . * And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature , and in favor with God and man .

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