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Luke 2:49
Luke 2:49 is verse 49 of Luke chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
Or I had to be about My Father’s business
King James Version
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
World English Bible
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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Luke 2:47–51 · Berean Standard Bible
47 And all who heard Him were astounded at His understanding and His answers.
48 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.”
49 “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
50 But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
51 Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Luke 2:48When 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.”
Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Matthew 21:12Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.
John 2:16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
John 5:17But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”
John 6:38For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
John 8:29He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”
John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.