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Luke 2:46
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KJ21
And it came to pass that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
ASV
And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
AMP
Three days later they found Him in the [court of the] temple, sitting among the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
AMPC
After three days they found Him [came upon Him] in the [court of the] temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
BRG
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
CSB
After three days, they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
CSBA
After three days, they found him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
CEB
After three days they found him in the temple. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them and putting questions to them.
CJB
On the third day they found him — he was sitting in the Temple court among the rabbis, not only listening to them but questioning what they said;
CEV
Three days later they found Jesus sitting in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions.
DARBY
And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.
DLNT
And it came about after three days that they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening-to them and questioning them.
DRA
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
ERV
After three days they found him. Jesus was sitting in the Temple area with the religious teachers, listening and asking them questions.
EASY
After three days, they found him in the temple. He was sitting there among the teachers. He was listening to what they were saying. He was also asking them questions.
EHV
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
ESV
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
ESVUK
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
EXB
After three days [C probably three days since they left Jerusalem—one out, one back, and one searching] they found Jesus sitting in the Temple ·with [among; in the middle of] the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
GNV
And it came to pass three days after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
GW
Three days later, they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.
GNT
On the third day they found him in the Temple, sitting with the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
HCSB
After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
ICB
After three days they found him. Jesus was sitting in the Temple with the religious teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
ISV
Three days later, they found him in the Temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and posing questions to them.
PHILLIPS
Every year at the Passover festival Jesus’ parents used to go to Jerusalem. When he was twelve years old they went up to the city as usual for the festival. When it was over they started back home, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, without his parents’ knowledge. They went a day’s journey assuming that he was somewhere in their company, and then they began to look for him among their relations and acquaintances. They failed to find him, however, and turned back to the city, looking for him as they went. Three days later, they found him—in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. All those who heard him were astonished at his powers of comprehension and at the answers that he gave. When Joseph and Mary saw him, they could hardly believe their eyes, and his mother said to him, “Why have you treated us like this, my son? Here have your father and I been very worried, looking for you everywhere!”
JUB
And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
KJV
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
AKJV
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
LSB
And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
LEB
And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.
TLB
Three days later they finally discovered him. He was in the Temple, sitting among the teachers of Law, discussing deep questions with them and amazing everyone with his understanding and answers.
MSG
The next day they found him in the Temple seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions. The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers. But his parents were not impressed; they were upset and hurt. His mother said, “Young man, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been half out of our minds looking for you.”
MEV
After three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
MOUNCE
Then after three days they found him in the temple, seated in the midst of the teachers, · listening to them and asking them questions.
NOG
Three days later, they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions.
NABRE
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,
NASB
Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
NASB1995
Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
NCB
After three days they found him in the temple, where he was sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NCV
After three days they found Jesus sitting in the Temple with the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NET
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NIRV
After three days they found him in the temple courtyard. He was sitting with the teachers. He was listening to them and asking them questions.
NIV
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NIVUK
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NKJV
Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
NLV
Three days later they found Him in the house of God. He was sitting among the teachers. He was hearing what they said and asking questions.
NLT
Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
NMB
And eventually, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both listening to them and asking them questions.
NRSVA
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NRSVACE
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NRSVCE
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NRSVUE
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
NTFE
And so it happened that after three days they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
OJB
And it came about, that after shlosha yamim (three days) they found him in the courts of the Beis HaMikdash, sitting in the midst of the rabbis, both listening to them and asking them she’elot (kashes, questions).
RGT
And it happened that after three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, hearing them and asking them questions.
RSV
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions;
RSVCE
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions;
TLV
After three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the center of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
VOICE
After three days of separation, they finally found Him—sitting among a group of religious teachers in the temple—asking them questions, listening to their answers.
WEB
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
WE
On the third day they found him in the temple. He was sitting in front of the teachers of the law. He was listening to them and asking them questions.
WYC
And it befell [And it was done], that after the third day they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the doctors, hearing them and asking them.
YLT
And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,
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