Luke 2:45

And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

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In The King James Version

And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

In Context

44And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

46And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

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Matthew Henry on Luke 2:42-52

Christ Sitting with the Doctors. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not,… Read the whole commentary →

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