Luke 2:49 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?”
Luke 2:49 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 2:49 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Luke 2:49 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Luke 2:49 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?””
Luke 2:49 — World English Bible
Luke 2:49 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?”
Luke 2:49 — American Standard Version
Luke 2:49 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he said unto them, `Why <FI>is it<Fi> that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'”
Luke 2:49 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 2:49 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said to them, Why [is it] that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be [occupied] in my Father's business?”
Luke 2:49 — Darby Translation
Luke 2:49 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said he vnto them, Howe is it that ye sought me? knewe ye not that I must goe about my Fathers busines?”
Luke 2:49 — Geneva Bible
Luke 2:49 in Context — Luke 2
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.
51 Puis il descendit avec eux pour aller à Nazareth, et il leur était soumis. Sa mère gardait toutes ces choses dans son cœur.
What Does Luke 2:49 Mean?
Luke 2:49 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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