41 [ref]Every year Yeshua’s family would go down to Yerushalem for the Passover celebrations. 42 One time when he was twelve years old, they went to celebrate the Passover there as usual, 43 and when it was all over and they started on their return, the lad stayed there in Yerushalem but his parents weren’t aware of it. 44 They thought he was with others in the group, but at the end of the day’s hiking when they looked for him among the relatives and acquaintances, 45 they couldn’t find him, so they returned to Yerushalem to look for him. 46 It was only after three days that they found him in the temple, sitting with the religious teachers there—sometimes listening to them, and sometimes asking them questions. 47 Everyone who had heard the conversations was amazed at his intelligence and knowledge. 48 When his parents found him, they were astonished and his mother asked, “Son, how could you do this to us? Your father and I have been frantic looking for you!”

49 “Why did you all need to look for me?” he answered. “Didn’t you both know that it’s good for me to be in my father’s house?” 50 But they didn’t really understand what he meant.

51 After that, he went back to Nazareth with them and continued to be obedient to them, 52 [ref]and so Yeshua continued to grow wiser and taller, and in favour with both God and the people.