A moment in scripture

Luke 2:43

"

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.

"
Luke 2:43Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Luke 2:41

    Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.

  2. Luke 2:42

    And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

  3. Luke 2:44

    But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

  4. Luke 2:45

    And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

Read all of Luke 2 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.