Luke 2:45

And not having found Him; they returned to Jerusalem seeking Him.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

44And thinking that He is in the crowd, they came a day's journey, and were seeking Him among His relatives and acquaintances.

46And it came to pass, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and asking them questions.

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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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