Luke 2:49
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And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
In other translations
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
Greek words
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