Luke 2:49

And He answered, “Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

John 4:34

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

Psalm 40:8

“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your law is within my heart.”

“Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.

Matthew 21:12

And Jesus entered the temple [grounds] and drove out [with force] all who were buying and selling [birds and animals for sacrifice] in the temple area, and He turned over the tables of the moneychangers [who made a profit exchanging foreign money for temple coinage] and the chairs of those who were selling doves [for sacrifice].

Luke 2:48

When they saw Him, they were overwhelmed; and His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us like this? Listen, Your father and I have been [greatly distressed and] anxiously looking for You.”

John 2:16-17

then to those who sold the doves He said, “Take these things away! Stop making My Father’s house a place of commerce!”

John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

John 8:29

And He who sent Me is [always] with Me; He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

John 9:4

We must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; night is coming when no one can work.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Luke 2:49

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

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General references

John 4:4

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