Luke 2:48 meaning and explanation
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
Luke 2:48, Berean Standard Bible
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Mary speaks here as a mother who has searched Jerusalem for three days. Luke has just described the twelve year old Jesus remaining behind in the temple, sitting among the teachers, and his parents finding him there after the Passover pilgrimage.
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