they supposed he was in the caravan and travelled on for a day, searching for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances.
After spending the full number of days they came back, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know of this;
Then, as they failed to find him, they came back to Jerusalem in search of him.
As for his acquaintances, they were all standing at a distance to look on, with the women who had accompanied him from Galilee.