Luke 2:49 Multilingual: And he said to them, 'Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?'

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New International Version
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"

New Living Translation
"But why did you need to search?" he asked. "Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

English Standard Version
And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”

Berean Study Bible
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

New American Standard Bible
And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"

King James Bible
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"Why were you searching for Me?" He asked them. "Didn't you know that I had to be in My Father's house?"

International Standard Version
He asked them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?"

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Do you not know that it was fitting for me to be in my Father's house?”

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jesus said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you realize that I had to be in my Father's house?"

Jubilee Bible 2000
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Knew ye not that it behooves me to be about my Father's business?

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?

American King James Version
And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
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?

Darby Bible Translation
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?

English Revised Version
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

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

Weymouth New Testament
"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?"

World English Bible
He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

Young's Literal Translation
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?'

Lukas 2:49 Afrikaans PWL
Hy sê vir hulle: “Hoekom is dit dat u na My gesoek het? Het u nie geweet dat Ek in die huis van My Vader besig moet wees nie?”

Luka 2:49 Albanian
Por ai u tha atyre: ''Përse më kërkonit? A nuk e dinit se më duhet të merrem me punët e Atit tim?''.

ﻟﻮﻗﺎ 2:49 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فقال لهما لماذا كنتما تطلبانني ألم تعلما انه ينبغي ان اكون فيما لأبي.

ԱՒԵՏԱՐԱՆ ԸՍՏ ՂՈՒԿԱՍԻ 2:49 Armenian (Western): NT
Ըսաւ անոնց. «Ինչո՞ւ կը փնտռէիք զիս. չէի՞ք գիտեր թէ ես պէտք է ըլլամ իմ Հօրս տունը»:

Euangelioa S. Luc-en araura. 2:49 Basque (Navarro-Labourdin): NT
Orduan dioste, Cergatic da ene bilha baitzinabiltzaten? etzinaquitén ecen neure Aitaren eguitecoetan occupatua behar dudala içan?

Dyr Laux 2:49 Bavarian
Daa gaab yr ien an: "Wieso; zwö habtß mi n gsuecht? Habtß n dös nit gwisst, däß i in dönn sein mueß, was yn meinn Vatern ghoert?"

Лука 2:49 Bulgarian
А Той им рече: Защо да Ме търсите? Не знаете ли че трябва да се намеря около дома на Отца Ми?

中文標準譯本 (CSB Traditional)
耶穌對他們說：「你們為什麼找我呢？難道不知道我必須在我父的家裡嗎？」

中文标准译本 (CSB Simplified)
耶稣对他们说：“你们为什么找我呢？难道不知道我必须在我父的家里吗？”

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
耶穌說：「為什麼找我呢？豈不知我應當以我父的事為念嗎？」

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
耶稣说：“为什么找我呢？岂不知我应当以我父的事为念吗？”

路加福音 2:49 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
耶穌說：為甚麼找我呢？豈不知我應當以我父的事為念麼（或作：豈不知我應當在我父的家裡麼）？

路加福音 2:49 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
耶稣说：为甚麽找我呢？岂不知我应当以我父的事为念麽（或作：岂不知我应当在我父的家里麽）？

Evanðelje po Luki 2:49 Croatian Bible
A on im reče: Zašto ste me tražili? Niste li znali da mi je biti u onome što je Oca mojega?

Lukáš 2:49 Czech BKR
I řekl k nim: Co jest, že jste mne hledali? Zdaliž jste nevěděli, že v těch věcech, kteréž jsou Otce mého, musím já býti?

Lukas 2:49 Danish
Og han sagde til dem: »Hvorfor ledte I efter mig? Vidste I ikke, at jeg bør være i min Faders Gerning?«

Lukas 2:49 Dutch Staten Vertaling
En Hij zeide tot hen: Wat is het, dat gij Mij gezocht hebt? Wist gij niet, dat Ik moet zijn in de dingen Mijns Vaders?

Nestle Greek New Testament 1904
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ Πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Westcott and Hort 1881
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants]
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Καὶ εἴπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Tί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; Οὐκ ᾒδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἴναί με;

Greek Orthodox Church 1904
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Tischendorf 8th Edition
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;

Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με

Westcott and Hort 1881 w/o Diacritics
και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με

Tischendorf 8th Ed. w/o Diacritics
και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με

Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με

Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894 w/o Diacritics
και ειπε προς αυτους, Τι οτι εζητειτε με; ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με;

Byzantine/Majority Text (2000) w/o Diacritics
και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με

Westcott/Hort, UBS4 variants w/o Diacritics
και ειπεν προς αυτους τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με

Nestle Greek New Testament 1904 - Transliterated
kai eipen pros autous Ti hoti ezēteite me? ouk ēdeite hoti en tois tou Patros mou dei einai me?

kai eipen pros autous Ti hoti ezeteite me? ouk edeite hoti en tois tou Patros mou dei einai me?

Westcott and Hort 1881 - Transliterated
kai eipen pros autous Ti hoti ezēteite me? ouk ēdeite hoti en tois tou patros mou dei einai me?

kai eipen pros autous Ti hoti ezeteite me? ouk edeite hoti en tois tou patros mou dei einai me?

ΚΑΤΑ ΛΟΥΚΑΝ 2:49 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. - Transliterated
kai eipen pros autous ti oti ezēteite me ouk ēdeite oti en tois tou patros mou dei einai me