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Luke 2:49-51
The Voice
Luke 2:49-51
The Voice
Jesus: 49 Why did you need to look for Me? Didn’t you know that I must be working for My Father?
Little is recorded about Jesus’ life between His birth and the age of 30. But this one episode tells so much. First, Jesus’ family life is a lot like anyone’s—full of mishaps and misunderstandings. Second, as Jesus enters young adulthood, He begins manifesting an extraordinary sense of identity. (Remember, a 12-year-old isn’t “just a kid” in Israel—he is becoming a man.) He isn’t just “Mary’s boy” or “Joseph’s stepson.” He has a direct relationship with God as His Father, and He knows His life will follow a path of working for God.
50 Neither Mary nor Joseph really understood what He meant by this. 51 Jesus went back to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. His mother continued to store these memories like treasures in her heart.
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Luke 2:49-51
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Luke 2:49-51
New International Version
49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”[a](A) 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.(B)
51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them(C) and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.(D)
Footnotes
- Luke 2:49 Or be about my Father’s business
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