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Each year his parents went to Jerusalem
for the feast of Passover, 42 and when
he was twelve years old, they went up
according to festival custom. 43 After
they had completed its days, as they
were returning, the boy Jesus remained
behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did
not know it. 44 Thinking that he was in
the caravan, they journeyed for a day
and looked for him among their relatives
and acquaintances, 45 but not finding
him, they returned to Jerusalem to look
for him. 46 After three days they found
him in the temple, sitting in the midst
of the teachers, listening to them and
asking them questions, 47 and all who
heard him were astounded at his
understanding and his answers. 48 When
his parents saw him, they were
astonished, and his mother said to him,
"Son, why have you done this to us?
Your father and I have been looking for
you with great anxiety." 49 And he
said to them, "Why were you looking
for me? Did you not know that I must be
in my Father's house?" 50 But they
did not understand what he said to them.
51 He went down with them and came to
Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and
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