Luke 2:48 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁸ When His parents [finally] saw Him, they were very surprised and His mother asked Him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Look, your [step-] father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁸ And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁸ And when they [Joseph and Mary] saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, Child, why have You treated us like this? Here Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You [distressed and tormented].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁸ And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.

Common English Bible

⁴⁸ When his parents saw him, they were shocked. His mother said, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Listen! Your father and I have been worried. We’ve been looking for you!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁸ And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: "Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

Luke 2:48 Cross References

Matthew 12:46

While Jesus was still speaking to the large crowds, His mother and [half-] brothers were standing outside [of the large house. See 13:1] wanting to speak to Him.

Luke 2:49

And He replied to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I had to be in my Father’s house [i.e., the Temple, or, “about my Father’s affairs”]?”

Luke 3:23

And Jesus was about thirty years old when He began to teach. (It was assumed that) He was the son of Joseph, who was the [legal] son of Heli [Note: A lineage through Jesus’ mother Mary follows:]

Luke 4:22

So, everyone spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words coming from His mouth. They said, “Is he not Joseph’s son?”

John 1:45

[Then] Philip found Nathaniel [i.e., the same as Bartholomew. See Matt. 10:3] and said to him, “We have found Him, the one Moses wrote about in the Law; and the prophets [also wrote about Him]. [He is] Jesus from Nazareth, the [step-] son of Joseph.”