Luke 2:43

and had finished their visit; but, when they started to return, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, without their knowing it.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

42When Jesus was twelve years old, they went according to custom to Jerusalem,

44Thinking that he was with their fellow travelers, they went one day’s journey before searching for him among their relatives and acquaintances;

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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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