And they understood not the saying, &c.] What he meant by his Father's house, or his Father's business, and the necessity of his being there, and about that:
which he spake unto them; at that time, and as above related.
48
And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously."
49
And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
50
And they did not understand the saying which he spoke to them.
51
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart.
52
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and man.
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