Luke 2:49
“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 2:49 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“What made you search for me?”he answered. “Did not you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was ist es, daß ihr mich gesucht habt? Wußtet ihr nicht, daß ich in dem sein muß, was meines Vaters ist?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces él les dice: ¿Qué hay? ¿por qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais que en los negocios de mi Padre me conviene estar?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Ele lhes disse: Por que me procuráveis? Não sabeis que devo estar nos negócios de meu Pai?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E Jesus respondeu: “Por que vós estáveis procurando por Mim? Vós não sabíeis que Eu devo estar na casa do Meu Pai?”.
📖 Luke 2:49 in Context
47And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
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