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Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Luke by R F Weymouth
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absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night,
with fasting and prayer.
002:038 And coming up just at that moment, she gave thanks to God,
and spoke about the child to all who were expecting
the deliverance of Jerusalem.
002:039 Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required,
they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
002:040 And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom,
and the favour of God rested upon Him.
002:041 Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at
the Feast of the Passover.
002:042 And when He was twelve years old they went up as was customary
at the time of the Feast, and,
002:043 after staying the full number of days, when they started
back home the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem.
His parents did not discover this,
002:044 but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded
a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him
among their relatives and acquaintances;
002:045 but being unable to find Him they returned to Jerusalem,
making anxious inquiry for Him.
002:046 On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among
the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,
002:047 while all who heard Him were astonished at His intelligence
and at the answers He gave.
002:048 When they saw Him, they were smitten with amazement, and His
mother said to Him, "My child, why have you behaved thus to us?
Your father and I have been searching for you in anguish."
002:049 "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied;
"did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon
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