New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 2:49
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“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
BSB text & permissions
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
KJV text & permissions
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
ASV text & permissions
And He said to them, “Why [is it] that you⁺ were seeking Me? Did you⁺ not know that it is necessary for Me to be in the [house] of My Father?”
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