46After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.


In Context

43 After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

44 Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45 When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

46 After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

47 Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."

Luke 2:46 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:46And 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:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:46It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.