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Luke 2:46

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 46 Well, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and asking them questions.

Luke 2:46

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 46 καὶ And ἐγένετο it occurred μετὰ after ἡμέρας days τρεῖς three εὗρον they found αὐτὸν him ἐν in τῷ the ἱερῷ temple καθεζόμενον sitting ἐν in μέσῳ midst τῶν of the διδασκάλων teachers καὶ and ἀκούοντα hearing αὐτῶν them καὶ and ἐπερωτῶντα inquiring upon αὐτούς· them;

Luke 2:46

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 46 Well, after three days they found him in the temple,+ sitting in the midst of the teachers and listening to them and questioning them.

Luke 2:46

The Bible in Living English
- 46 And after three days they found him in the temple-precinct sitting among the teachers and listening to them and putting questions to them;

Luke 2:46

American Standard Version
- 46 And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

Luke 2:46

The Emphasized Bible
- 46 And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting amidst the teachers,—both hearkening unto them and questioning them.

Luke 2:46

King James Version
- 46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:46
  
  asking them questions: As shown by the reaction of those listening to Jesus, his questions were not merely those of a boy seeking to satisfy his curiosity. (Lu 2:47) The Greek word rendered “asking . . . questions” could in some contexts refer to the type of questioning and counterquestioning used in a judicial examination. (Mt 27:11; Mr 14:60, 61; 15:2, 4; Ac 5:27) Historians say that some of the foremost religious leaders would customarily remain at the temple after festivals and teach at one of the spacious porches there. People could sit at the feet of those men to listen and to ask questions.