Luke 2:49 - Modern King James Version

⁴⁹ And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁹ And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁹ And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary [as a duty] for Me to be in My Father's house and [occupied] about My Father's business?

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁹ And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?

Common English Bible

⁴⁹ Jesus replied, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁹ And he said to them: "How is it that you were seeking me? For did you not know that it is necessary for me to be in these things which are of my Father?"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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?

Luke 2:49 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do Your will, O My God; and Your Law is within My heart.

Malachi 3:1

Behold, I will send My messenger, and He will clear the way before Me. And Jehovah, whom you seek, shall suddenly come to His temple, even the Angel of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Behold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.

Matthew 21:12

And Jesus went into the temple of God and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves.

Luke 2:48

And seeing Him, they were amazed. And His mother said to Him, Child, why have you done so to us? Behold, your father and I have looked for you, greatly distressed.

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, My Father works until now, and I work.

John 5:36

But I have greater witness than that of John, for the works which the Father has given Me that I should finish them, the works which I do themselves witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me.

John 6:38

For I came down from Heaven, not to do My own will but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 8:29

And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things which please Him.

John 9:4

I must work the works of Him who sent Me, while it is day. Night comes when no man can work.