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?'


In Context

46 And 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,

47 and all those hearing him were astonished at his understanding and answers.

48 And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'

49 And 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?'

50 and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

51 and he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them, and his mother was keeping 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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 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?