Luke 2:43

41 Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.

42 And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.

When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.

44 Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

45 When they could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for Him.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When those days were over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware He had stayed.
KJV
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.
WEB
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,
ASV
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;
DARBY
and had completed the days, as they returned, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and his parents knew not [of it];
BLB
and having completed the days, in their returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and His parents did not know.
ÅB
og da de hadde vært der de dager til ende, og de vendte hjem igjen, ble barnet Jesus tilbake i Jerusalem, og hans foreldre visste ikke om det.
OTB
Da høytidsdagene var over, og de vendte hjem, ble gutten Jesus igjen i Jerusalem, uten at hans foreldre visste det.
B1930
og da de hadde vært der de dager til ende, og de vendte hjem igjen, blev barnet Jesus tilbake i Jerusalem, og hans foreldre visste ikke om det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 30:21–23

    The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.

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  • Exodus 12:15

    For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.

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  • 2 Chronicles 25:17

    Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.

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