Luke 2:48 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.”
Luke 2:48 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 2:48 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 2:48 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.””
Luke 2:48 — World English Bible
Luke 2:48 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.”
Luke 2:48 — American Standard Version
Luke 2:48 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, `Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'”
Luke 2:48 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 2:48 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.”
Luke 2:48 — Darby Translation
Luke 2:48 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So when they sawe him, they were amased, and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? beholde, thy father and I haue sought thee with very heauie hearts.”
Luke 2:48 — Geneva Bible
Luke 2:48 in Context — Luke 2
46 Au bout de trois jours, ils le trouvèrent dans le temple, assis au milieu des docteurs, les écoutant et les interrogeant.
47 Tous ceux qui l’entendaient étaient frappés de son intelligence et de ses réponses.
48 Quand ses parents le virent, ils furent saisis d’étonnement, et sa mère lui dit: Mon enfant, pourquoi as-tu agi de la sorte avec nous? Voici, ton père et moi, nous te cherchions avec angoisse.
49 Il leur dit: Pourquoi me cherchiez-vous? Ne saviez-vous pas qu’il faut que je m’occupe des affaires de mon Père?
50 Mais ils ne comprirent pas ce qu’il leur disait.
What Does Luke 2:48 Mean?
Luke 2:48 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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