Luke 2:44

New Living Translation

because they assumed he was among the other travelers. But when he didn’t show up that evening, they started looking for him among their relatives and friends.

Cross References

Psalm 42:4

My heart is breaking as I remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, leading a great procession to the house of God, singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!

Isaiah 2:3

People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the Lord’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.

Luke 2:43

After the celebration was over, they started home to Nazareth, but Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t miss him at first,

Luke 2:45

When they couldn’t find him, they went back to Jerusalem to search for him there.

Luke 23:49

But Jesus’ friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.