Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:
New American Standard Bible
Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
King James Version
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Holman Bible
After three days, they found Him in the temple complex sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
International Standard Version
Three days later, they found him in the Temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and posing questions to them.
A Conservative Version
And it came to pass after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and questioning them.
Amplified
Three days later they found Him in the [court of the] temple, sitting among the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
An Understandable Version
And it happened after three days that they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the middle of the [Jewish] teachers, listening to them and asking questions.
Anderson New Testament
And it came to pass, after three days, that they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Bible in Basic English
And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.
Common New Testament
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
Daniel Mace New Testament
three days after they found him in the temple, sitting near the doctors, attending to them and asking them questions.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.
Godbey New Testament
And it came to pass, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and asking them questions.
Goodspeed New Testament
And on the third day they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,
John Wesley New Testament
And after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was after three days they found him in the temple, sitting, in the midst of teachers, and bearing them, and inquiring of them.
King James 2000
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it happened that after three days they found him in the temple [courts], sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them [questions].
Modern King James verseion
And it happened that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it fortuned, after three days, that they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctors: both hearing them, and posing them.
Moffatt New Testament
Three days later they found him in the temple, seated among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions,
Montgomery New Testament
On the third day they found him sitting in the Temple, among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking questions.
NET Bible
After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
New Heart English Bible
It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Noyes New Testament
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
Sawyer New Testament
And after three days they found him sitting in the temple in the midst of the teachers, both hearing and questioning them.
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting amidst the teachers, - both hearkening unto them, and questioning them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And it came to pass after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them and asking them questions.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It was not till the third day that they found him in the Temple Courts, sitting among the Teachers, now listening to them, now asking them questions.
Webster
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
Weymouth New Testament
On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
Williams New Testament
And after three days they finally found Him in the temple sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
World English Bible
It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Worsley New Testament
and after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, attending to them and asking them questions.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,
Themes
Children » Mode of giving public instruction to
Jesus Christ » History of » Discussions with the religious experts in the temple area (in jerusalem)
Joseph » Husband of mary » Attends the annual feast at jerusalem with his family
the Law of moses » Public instruction given to youth in
Topics
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References
Word Count of 36 Translations in Luke 2:46
Images Luke 2:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus In The Temple At Twelve Years Old
45 and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him. 46 And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions: 47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Names
Cross References
Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, who were come out of every village of Galilee and Judaea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was with him to heal.
1 Kings 12:5
And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
1 Kings 12:12
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day.
Isaiah 49:1-2
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
Matthew 12:40
for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 16:21
From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
Matthew 27:63-64
saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive, After three days I rise again.
Luke 2:44-45
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:
Acts 5:34
But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.