Finding of Jesus in the Temple
Gospel According to St. Luke, Chapter Two
[41] And his parents went every year
to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch, [42] And when he was twelve years
old, they going up into Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast, [43]
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in
Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not. [44] And thinking that he was in the
company, they came a day' s journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and
acquaintance. [45] And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking
him.
[46] 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. [47] And all that heard him were
astonished at his wisdom and his answers. [48] And seeing him, they wondered.
And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? behold thy father
and I have sought thee sorrowing. [49] And he said to them: How is it that you
sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father' s business? [50]
And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them.
[51] And he went down with them, and
came to Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words
in her heart. [52] And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God
and men.
