Luke 2:43 - Plain English Version

^43-44 After that ceremony finished, they started to go north, back to their home in Nazareth. They were with a lot of other people going north, and they thought Jesus was somewhere in that mob. They thought, “He will come to us when we stop to camp tonight.” But Jesus didn’t come to them when they stopped to camp. You see, he was still back in Jerusalem. Mary and Joseph looked for him among their relatives and all that mob that was camping on that road,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴³ And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴³ And when the Feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem. Now His parents did not know this,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴³ and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;

Common English Bible

⁴³ After the festival was over, they were returning home, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t know it.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴³ And having completed the days, when they returned, the boy Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents did not realize this.

Luke 2:43 Cross References

Luke 2:42

When Jesus was 12 years old, they went to Jerusalem, like they always did, and they took Jesus with them.