Luke 2:45

2:45 When ¹  they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem ²  to look for him.

Luke 2:48

2:48 When ³  his parents ⁴  saw him, they were overwhelmed. His ⁵  mother said to him, “Child, ⁶  why have you treated ⁷  us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” ⁸ 

Luke 2:51

2:51 Then ⁹  he went down with them and came to Nazareth, ¹⁰  and was obedient ¹¹  to them. But ¹²  his mother kept all these things ¹³  in her heart. ¹⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² sn The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.

³ tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁴ tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁶ tn The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (Juios, “son”).

⁷ tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”

⁸ tn Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁰ map For location see Map1-D3; Map2-C2; Map3-D5; Map4-C1; Map5-G3.

¹¹ tn Or “was submitting.”

¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast.

¹³ tn Or “all these words.”

¹⁴ sn On the phrase his mother kept all these things in her heart compare Luke 2:19.