Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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:
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.
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
Interlinear
Ginomai
En
ἐν
En
Usage: 2128
Usage: 0
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 could not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for Him. 46 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. 47 And all of them who heard Him were amazed at His understanding [i.e., of spiritual matters] and His answers [to questions they would ask Him].
Names
Cross References
Luke 5:17
And it happened on one of those days [in Capernaum. See Mark 2:1], as He was teaching, that some Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] and teachers of the law of Moses, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem, were sitting around [i.e., listening to Him]. And the power of the Lord was with Him, enabling Him to heal people.
Matthew 12:40
For just like Jonah was in the stomach of the huge fish for three days and nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth [i.e., the cave-tomb] for three days and nights.
Matthew 16:21
From that time onward Jesus began to explain to His disciples that He would have to go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the [Jewish] elders, leading priests, and experts in the law of Moses; [that He would then] be killed and [yet] raised up on the third day.
Matthew 27:63-64
and said, "Sir, we remember what that deceiver said while he was still alive: 'I will rise [from the dead] after three days.'
Luke 2:44-45
so thinking He was in the caravan, they continued traveling for an entire day [before] they began looking for Him among their relatives and friends.
Acts 5:34
But [then] Gamaliel, a Council member, who was a Pharisee [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion], and an expert in the law of Moses and highly regarded by all the people, stood up and ordered the apostles to step outside [of the Council meeting] briefly.