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Luke 2:41-52

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41Every year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

42When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

43After the festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it.

44Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

45When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

46After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

47Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”

49“Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”

50But they did not understand what he was saying to them.

51Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

52And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

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1)       According to verses 41 and 42 what did the boy Jesus and his parents go to Jerusalem for when he was twelve years old?

o   They went up to the festival of the Passover.

o   As

o   They did annually according to the custom.

 

2)       Why did it say that they went up to the festival?

o   It is because Jerusalem is on Mount Zion.

 

3)       According to verse 43 what did the boy Jesus do after the festival was over, while his parents were returning home?

o   He stayed behind in Jerusalem.

o   But they were unaware of it.

 

4)       According to verse 44 what was the presumption of Jesus’ parents of his whereabouts as they traveled on for a day?

o   They thought he was in their company.

 

5)       According to verse 44 what did Jesus’ parents do after they traveled on for a day?

o   Then they began looking for him among their

§  Relatives.

§  And friends.

 

6)       According to verse 45 what did Jesus’ parents do when they did not find him?

o   They went back to Jerusalem to look for him.

 

7)       According to verse 46 where did Jesus’ parents find him after three days of searching for him?

o   They found him in the temple courts.

 

8)       According to verse 46 what was Jesus doing when his parents found him?

o   Jesus was

§  Sitting among the teachers.

§  Listening to them.

§  And asking them questions.

 

9)       According to verse 47 what was the reaction of everyone who heard the boy Jesus?

o   Everyone who heard him was amazed at

§  His understanding.

§  And his answers.

 

10)   According to verse 48 what was the reaction of Jesus’ parents when they saw him?

o   They were astonished.

 

11)   According to what Mary said in verse 48 how did she chide the boy Jesus?

o   Son, why have you treated us like this?

o   Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.

 

12)   According to verse 49 how did the boy Jesus answer Mary’s question?

o   The boy Jesus answered Mary’s question with two questions of his own:

§  Why were you searching for me?

§  Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?

 

13)   According to verse 50 what did Jesus’ parents think of his questions?

o   They did not understand what he was saying to them.

 

14)   According to verse 51 how did the boy Jesus conduct himself under the authority of his parents?

o   He

§  Went down to Nazareth with them.

§  And was obedient to them.

 

15)   According to verse 51 how did Mary handle what had happened?

o   She treasured all those things in her heart.

 

16)   According to verse 52 how did the boy Jesus grow?

o   He grew

§  In wisdom and stature.

§  And in favor with God and man.

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Luke 2:41-52

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