49And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?


In Context

46 And 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.

47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

49 And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

50 And they understood not the saying which he spoke to them.

51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject to them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.

Luke 2:49 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:49"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father's business?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said to them, Why is it that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be occupied in my Father's business?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:49He said to them, |Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said unto them, 'Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:49And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?