Luke 2:48
And when they saw Him, they were amazed. And his mother said to Him, Son, why didst thou deal thus with us? behold, thy father and I with grief have been seeking for thee.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
47And all that heard Him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.
49And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?
Cross References
Luke 2:49And He said to them, Why did ye so seek me? Did not ye know that I ought to be in my Father's house?
Luke 4:22And they all bare witness to Him, and wondered at the gracefulness of the words, which proceeded from his mouth, and said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
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 →