Verse List for LUKE 2:49

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OET (OET-RV) “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?”

OET-LV And he _said to them:
Why is _it that you _all _were _seeking me?
You _all _had_ not _known that in the house of _the father of _me it _is _fitting me to _be?

ULT And he said to them, “Why, is it that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in the things of my Father?”

UST He said to them, “I am surprised that you needed to search for me. I thought you would know that I needed to be at my Father’s house, learning about him.”

BSB & MSB “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s [ house ][fn]?”

BLB And He said to them, "Why is it that you were seeking Me? Did you not know that it behooves Me to be in the house of My Father?"

AICNT And he said to them, “Why were you seeking me? Did you not know that I must be in the things[fn] of {my}[fn] Father?”

OEB ‘What made you search for me?’ he answered. ‘Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?’

WEBBE & WMBB He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

NET But he replied, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

LSV And He said to them, “Why [is it] that you were seeking Me? Did you not know that it is necessary for Me to be in the things of My Father?”

FBV “Why is it that you were looking for me?” Jesus replied. “Didn't you know I should be here in my Father's house?”

TCNT He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”

T4T He said to them, speaking about the Temple being God his Father’s house, “◄I am surprised that you (dl) did not know where to find me!/Why did you not know where to find me?► [RHQ] ◄You (dl) should have known that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house!/Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in my Father’s house?► [RHQ]”

LEB And he said to them, “_⌊Why_⌋[fn] were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house[fn] of my Father?”

BBE And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

Moff "Why did you look for me?" he said, "Did you not know I had to be at my Father's house?"

Wymth "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 my Father's business?"

ASV And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?

DRA And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father’s business?

YLT And he said unto them, 'Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'

Drby 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?

RV And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
(And he said unto them, How is it that ye/you_all sought me? knew ye/you_all not that I must be in my Father’s house?)

SLT And he said to them, For what have ye sought me? knew ye not that among the things of my Father I must be?

Wbstr And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

KJB-1769 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
(And he said unto them, How is it that ye/you_all sought me? knew ye/you_all not that I must be about my Father’s business?)

KJB-1611 And he said vnto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist yee not that I must bee about my fathers businesse?
(And he said unto them, How is it that ye/you_all sought me? Wist ye/you_all not that I must be about my fathers businesse?)

Bshps And he sayde vnto them: Howe is it that ye sought me? Wyste ye not, that I must go about my fathers businesse?
(And he said unto them: How is it that ye/you_all sought me? Wyste ye/you_all not, that I must go about my fathers businesse?)

Gnva Then said he vnto them, Howe is it that ye sought me? knewe ye not that I must goe about my Fathers busines?
(Then said he unto them, How is it that ye/you_all sought me? knew ye/you_all not that I must go about my Fathers busines?)

Cvdl And he sayde vnto them: What is it, that ye haue sought me? Wyst ye not, yt I must go aboute my fathers busynes?
(And he said unto them: What is it, that ye/you_all have sought me? Wyst ye/you_all not, it I must go about my fathers busynes?)

TNT And he sayde vnto the: how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must goo aboute my fathers busines?
(And he said unto them: how is it that ye/you_all sought me? Wist ye/you_all not that I must go about my fathers busines?)

Wycl And he seide to hem, What is it that ye souyten me? wisten ye not that in tho thingis that ben of my fadir, it behoueth me to be?
(And he said to them, What is it that ye/you_all sought me? knewn ye/you_all not that in those things that been of my father, it behoueth me to be?)

Luth Und er sprach zu ihnen: Was ist‘s, daß ihr mich gesucht habt? Wisset ihr nicht, daß ich sein muß in dem, was meines Vaters ist?
(And he spoke to/for to_them: What it_is, that you(pl)/their/her me wanted have? Know you(pl)/their/her not, that I be must in to_him, what/which my father is?)

ClVg Et ait ad illos: Quid est quod me quærebatis? nesciebatis quia in his quæ Patris mei sunt, oportet me esse?[fn]
(And he_said to those: What it_is that me was_looking_foris? he_didn’t_knowis because in/into/on his which Father’s my/mine are, it_is_necessary me esse?)

SR-GNT Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, “Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; Οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;” ‡

UGNT καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με? οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με?

SBL-GNT καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

RP-GNT Καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; Οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

TC-GNT καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;