Census of a New Generation

26 ^[a]Then it came about after the ^(A)plague, ^[b]that the Lord spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, ² “^(B)Take a ^[c]census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ households, whoever is able to go to war in Israel.” ³ So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them ^(C)in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, ⁴ “Take a census of the people from twenty years old and upward, as the Lord has commanded Moses.”

Now the sons of Israel who came out of the land of Egypt were as follows:

⁵ Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites; ⁶ of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. ⁷ These are the families of the Reubenites, and those who were counted of them were ^(D)43,730. ⁸ The son of Pallu: Eliab. ⁹ The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These are the Dathan and Abiram who were ^(E)called by the congregation, who fought against Moses and against Aaron in the group of Korah, when they fought against the Lord, ¹⁰ and ^(F)the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up along with Korah, when that group died, ^(G)when the fire devoured 250 men, so that they became a warning sign. ^11 (H)The sons of Korah, however, did not die.

¹² The sons of Simeon by their families: of ^[d]Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of ^[e]Jachin, the family of the Jachinites; ¹³ of ^[f]Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. ¹⁴ These are the families of the Simeonites, ^(I)22,200 in number.

¹⁵ The sons of Gad by their families: of ^[g]Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites; ¹⁶ of ^[h]Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites; ¹⁷ of ^[i]Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites. ¹⁸ These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, ^(J)40,500.

¹⁹ The ^(K)sons of Judah were Er and Onan, but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. ²⁰ The ^(L)sons of Judah by their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites. ²¹ The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. ²² These are the families of Judah by those who were numbered of them, ^(M)76,500.

²³ The ^(N)sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of ^[j]Puvah, the family of the Punites; ²⁴ of ^[k]Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. ²⁵ These are the families of Issachar by those who were numbered of them, ^(O)64,300.

²⁶ The ^(P)sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. ²⁷ These are the families of the Zebulunites by those who were numbered of them, ^(Q)60,500.

²⁸ The ^(R)sons of Joseph by their families: Manasseh and Ephraim. ²⁹ The sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and ^(S)Machir fathered Gilead: of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites. ³⁰ These are the sons of Gilead: of ^[l]Iezer, the family of the ^(T)Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites; ³¹ and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites; ³² and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. ³³ Now Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, only daughters; and ^(U)the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴ These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were ^(V)52,700.

³⁵ These are the sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of ^[m]Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. ³⁶ These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. ³⁷ These are the families of the sons of Ephraim by those who were numbered of them, ^(W)32,500. These are the sons of Joseph by their families.

³⁸ The sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of ^[n]Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites; ³⁹ of ^[o]Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of ^[p]Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. ⁴⁰ The sons of Bela were ^[q]Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. ⁴¹ These are the sons of Benjamin by their families; and those who were numbered of them were ^(X)45,600.

⁴² These are the sons of Dan by their families: of ^[r]Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan by their families. ⁴³ All the families of the Shuhamites, by those who were numbered of them, were ^(Y)64,400.

⁴⁴ The ^(Z)sons of Asher by their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. ⁴⁵ Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. ⁴⁶ And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serah. ⁴⁷ These are the families of the sons of Asher by those who were numbered of them, ^(AA)53,400.

⁴⁸ The ^(AB)sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites; ⁴⁹ of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of ^(AC)Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. ⁵⁰ These are the families of Naphtali by their families; and those who were numbered of them were ^(AD)45,400.

⁵¹ These are the ones who were numbered of the sons of Israel, ^(AE)601,730.

⁵² Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ⁵³ “^[s]Among these the land shall be divided as an inheritance according to the number of names. ^54 (AF)To a larger group you shall increase their inheritance, and to a smaller group you shall decrease their inheritance; each shall be given their inheritance corresponding to the total of those who were numbered of them. ⁵⁵ But the land shall be ^(AG)divided by lot. They shall receive their inheritance according to the names of the tribes of their fathers. ⁵⁶ Corresponding to the selection by lot, their inheritance shall be divided between the larger and the smaller groups.”

^57 (AH)These are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. ⁵⁸ These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, and the family of the Korahites. ^(AI)Kohath fathered Amram. ⁵⁹ And the name of Amram’s wife ^(AJ)was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt; and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and their sister Miriam. ^60 (AK)And to Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. ^61 (AL)But Nadab and Abihu died when they offered ^[t]strange fire before the Lord. ⁶² Those who were numbered of them were ^(AM)twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward, for ^(AN)they were not numbered among the sons of Israel ^(AO)since no inheritance was given to them among the sons of Israel.

⁶³ These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. ^64 (AP)But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. ⁶⁵ For the Lord had said ^[u]of them, “^(AQ)They shall certainly die in the wilderness.” And not a man was left of them, ^(AR)except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.

A Law of Inheritance

27 Then ^(AS)the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph, came forward; and these are ^(AT)the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ² They stood before Moses, before Eleazar the priest, before the leaders, and all the congregation at the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying, ³ “Our father ^(AU)died in the wilderness, yet he was not among the group of those who gathered together against the Lord, in the group of Korah; but he died in his own sin, and ^(AV)he had no sons. ⁴ Why should the name of our father be withdrawn from among his family simply because he had no son? Give us property among our father’s brothers.” ^5 (AW)So Moses brought their case before the Lord.

⁶ Then the Lord said to ^[v]Moses, ⁷ “^(AX)The daughters of Zelophehad are right about their statements. You shall certainly give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer the inheritance of their father to them. ⁸ Further, you shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘If a man dies and has no son, then you shall transfer his inheritance to his daughter. ⁹ And if he has no daughter, then you shall give his inheritance to his brothers. ¹⁰ If he has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. ¹¹ And if his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his own family, and he shall take possession of it; and it shall be a ^(AY)statutory ordinance to the sons of Israel, just as the Lord has commanded Moses.’”

^12 (AZ)Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up to this ^(BA)mountain of Abarim, and see the land which I have given to the sons of Israel. ¹³ When you have seen it, you too ^(BB)will be gathered to your people, ^(BC)just as Aaron your brother ^[w]was; ¹⁴ for in the wilderness of Zin, during the strife of the congregation, ^(BD)you rebelled against My ^[x]command to treat Me as holy before their eyes at the water.” (These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.)

Joshua to Succeed Moses

¹⁵ Then Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, ¹⁶ “^(BE)May the Lord, the God of the spirits of ^[y]humanity, appoint a man over the congregation, ¹⁷ who ^(BF)will go out ^[z]and come in before them, and lead them out and ^[aa]bring them in, so that the congregation of the Lord will not be ^(BG)like sheep that have no shepherd.” ¹⁸ So the Lord said to Moses, “^[ab]Take Joshua the son of Nun, a man ^(BH)in whom is the Spirit, and ^(BI)lay your hand on him; ¹⁹ and have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation, and ^(BJ)commission him in their sight. ²⁰ And you shall put some of your ^[ac]authority on him, so that all the congregation of the sons of Israel will obey him. ²¹ Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him ^(BK)by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his ^[ad]command they shall go out, and at his ^[ae]command they shall come in, both he and all the sons of Israel with him, all the congregation.” ²² Then Moses did just as the Lord commanded him; he took Joshua and had him stand before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. ²³ Then he laid his hands on him and ^(BL)commissioned him, just as the Lord had spoken ^[af]through Moses.

Laws for Offerings

28 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ² “Command the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be careful to present to Me My offering, My ^(BM)food for My offerings by fire, of a soothing aroma to Me, at their appointed time.’ ^3 (BN)And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering by fire which you shall offer to the Lord: two male lambs one year old without defect as a continual burnt offering every day. ⁴ You shall offer the one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer ^[ag]at twilight; ⁵ also ^(BO)a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a ^(BP)grain offering, mixed with a fourth of a ^[ah]hin of pure oil. ⁶ It is a continual burnt offering which was ordained on Mount Sinai as a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. ⁷ Then the drink offering with it shall be a fourth of a hin for each lamb; ^(BQ)in the Holy Place pour out a drink offering of strong drink to the Lord. ⁸ The other lamb you shall offer ^[ai]at twilight; as the grain offering of the morning and as its drink offering, you shall offer it, an offering by fire, a soothing aroma to the Lord.

⁹ ‘Then on the Sabbath day two male lambs one year old without defect, and two-tenths of an ^[aj]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering: ¹⁰ This is the burnt offering of every Sabbath in addition to the ^(BR)continual burnt offering and its drink offering.

¹¹ ‘Then ^(BS)at the beginning of each of your months you shall present a burnt offering to the Lord: two ^[ak]bulls and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without defect; ^12 (BT)and three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, for each bull; and two-tenths of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, for the one ram; ¹³ and a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb, as a burnt offering of a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord. ¹⁴ Their drink offerings shall be half a hin of wine for a bull and a third of a hin for the ram and a fourth of a hin for a lamb; this is the burnt offering of each month throughout the months of the year. ¹⁵ And one male goat as a sin offering to the Lord; it shall be offered with its drink offering in addition to the ^(BU)continual burnt offering.

¹⁶ ‘^(BV)The Lord’s Passover shall be on the fourteenth day of the first month. ^17 (BW)On the fifteenth day of this month there shall be a ^(BX)feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days. ¹⁸ On the ^(BY)first day there shall be a holy assembly; you shall do no laborious work. ¹⁹ But you shall present an offering by fire, a burnt offering to the Lord: two ^[al]bulls and one ram, and seven male lambs one year old, that you have ^(BZ)without defect. ²⁰ For their grain offering, you shall offer fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for a bull, and two-tenths for the ram. ²¹ A tenth of an ephah you shall offer for ^[am]each of the seven lambs; ²² and one male goat as a ^(CA)sin offering to make atonement for you. ²³ You shall present these besides ^(CB)the burnt offering of the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. ²⁴ In this way you shall present daily, for seven days, ^(CC)the food of the offering by fire, of a soothing aroma to the Lord; it shall be presented with its drink offering in addition to the ^(CD)continual burnt offering. ²⁵ On the seventh day you shall have a holy assembly; ^(CE)you shall do no laborious work.

²⁶ ‘Also on ^(CF)the day of the first fruits, when you present a new grain offering to the Lord in your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy assembly; ^(CG)you shall do no laborious work. ²⁷ But you shall offer a burnt offering as a soothing aroma to the Lord: two bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old; ²⁸ and as their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for each bull, two-tenths for the one ram, ²⁹ and a tenth for ^[an]each of the seven lambs; ³⁰ also one male goat to make atonement for you. ^31 (CH)Besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, you shall present them with their drink offerings. They shall be without ^[ao]defect.

Offerings of the Seventh Month

29 ‘^(CI)Now in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy assembly; ^(CJ)you shall do no laborious work. It will be to you a day for blowing trumpets. ² And you shall offer a burnt offering as a soothing aroma to the Lord: one ^[ap]bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old without defect; ³ also their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ^[aq]ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the ram, ⁴ and a tenth for ^[ar]each of the seven lambs, ⁵ and one male goat as a sin offering, to make atonement for you, ^6 (CK)besides the burnt offering of the new moon and its grain offering, and the ^(CL)continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their ordinance, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the Lord.

⁷ ‘Then on ^(CM)the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you shall not do any work. ⁸ You shall present a burnt offering to the Lord as a soothing aroma: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old, that you have ^(CN)without defect; ⁹ and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for the bull, two-tenths for the one ram, ¹⁰ and a tenth for each of the seven lambs; ¹¹ one male goat as a sin offering, besides ^(CO)the sin offering of atonement and ^(CP)the continual burnt offering, and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

¹² ‘Then on ^(CQ)the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy assembly; you ^(CR)shall do no laborious work, and you shall celebrate with a feast to the Lord for seven days. ¹³ You shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma to the Lord: thirteen bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old, which are without defect; ¹⁴ and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an ephah for ^[as]each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths for ^[at]each of the two rams, ¹⁵ and a tenth for each of the fourteen lambs; ¹⁶ and one male goat as a sin offering, ^(CS)besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.

¹⁷ ‘Then on ^(CT)the second day: twelve bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; ¹⁸ and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number ^(CU)according to the ordinance; ¹⁹ and one male goat as a sin offering, ^(CV)besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and their drink offerings.

²⁰ ‘Then on the third day: eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; ²¹ and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ²² and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and its drink offering.

²³ ‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; ²⁴ their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ²⁵ and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.

²⁶ ‘Then on the fifth day: nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old ^(CW)without defect; ²⁷ and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ²⁸ and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and its drink offering.

²⁹ ‘Then on the sixth day: eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; ³⁰ and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ³¹ and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings.

³² ‘Then on the seventh day: seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs one year old without defect; ³³ and their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ³⁴ and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offering.

³⁵ ‘^(CX)On the eighth day you shall have a sacred assembly; you shall do no laborious work. ³⁶ But you shall present a burnt offering, an offering by fire, as a soothing aroma to the Lord: one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs one year old without defect; ³⁷ their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, by their number according to the ordinance; ³⁸ and one male goat as a sin offering, besides the continual burnt offering and its grain offering, and its drink offering.

³⁹ ‘You shall present these to the Lord at your ^(CY)appointed times, besides your vowed offerings and your ^[au]voluntary offerings, for your burnt offerings, your grain offerings, your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings.’” ^40 [av]And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel in accordance with everything that the Lord had commanded Moses.

Jesus’ Birth in Bethlehem

2 Now in those days a decree went out from ^(A)Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of ^(B)all ^[a]the inhabited earth. ^2 [b]This was the first census taken while ^[c]Quirinius was governor of ^(C)Syria. ³ And all the people were on their way to register for the census, each to his own city. ⁴ Now Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because ^(D)he was of the house and family of David, ⁵ in order to register along with Mary, who was ^[d]betrothed to him, and was pregnant. ⁶ While they were there, the ^[e]time came for her to give birth. ⁷ And she ^(E)gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a ^[f]manger, because there was no ^[g]room for them in the inn.

⁸ In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock at night. ⁹ And ^(F)an angel of the Lord suddenly ^(G)stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. ¹⁰ And so the angel said to them, “^(H)Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; ¹¹ for today in the city of David there has been born for you a ^(I)Savior, who is ^[h](J)Christ ^(K)the Lord. ¹² And ^(L)this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a ^[i]manger.” ¹³ And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly ^[j]army of angels praising God and saying,

¹⁵ When the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, “Let’s go straight to Bethlehem, then, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” ¹⁶ And they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the ^[l]manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen Him, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. ¹⁸ And all who heard it were amazed about the things which were told them by the shepherds. ¹⁹ But Mary ^(O)treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. ²⁰ And the shepherds went back, ^(P)glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

²¹ And when ^(Q)eight days were completed ^[m]so that it was time for His circumcision, ^(R)He was also named Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

^22 (S)And when the days for ^[n]their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord ²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “^(T)Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord: “^(U)A pair of turtledoves or two young doves.”

²⁵ And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was ^(V)righteous and devout, ^(W)looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And ^(X)it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not ^(Y)see death before he had seen the Lord’s ^[o]Christ. ²⁷ And he came ^[p]by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, ^[q](Z)to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, ²⁸ then he took Him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

³³ And His father and ^(AD)mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them and said to ^(AE)His mother Mary, “Behold, this Child is appointed for ^(AF)the fall and ^[s]rise of many in Israel, and as a sign to be ^[t]opposed— ³⁵ and a sword will pierce your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁶ And there was a ^(AG)prophetess, ^[u]Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of ^(AH)the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in ^[v]years ^(AI)and had lived with her husband for seven years after her ^[w]marriage, ³⁷ and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with ^(AJ)fasts and prayers. ³⁸ And at that very ^[x]moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were ^(AK)looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.

Return to Nazareth

³⁹ And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to ^(AL)their own city of Nazareth. ^40 (AM)Now the Child continued to grow and to become strong, ^[y]increasing in wisdom; and the favor of God was upon Him.

Visit to Jerusalem

⁴¹ His parents went to Jerusalem every year at ^(AN)the Feast of the Passover. ⁴² And when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to the custom of the feast; ⁴³ and as they were returning, after spending the ^(AO)full number of days required, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. ⁴⁴ Instead, they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they went a day’s journey; and then they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. ⁴⁵ And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. ⁴⁶ Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷ And all who heard Him ^(AP)were amazed at His understanding and His answers. ⁴⁸ When Joseph and Mary saw Him, they were bewildered; and ^(AQ)His mother said to Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, ^(AR)Your father and I have been anxiously looking for You!” ⁴⁹ And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that ^(AS)I had to be in My Father’s ^[z]house?” ⁵⁰ And yet ^(AT)they on their part did not understand the statement which He had ^[aa]made to them. ⁵¹ And He went down with them and came to ^(AU)Nazareth, and He continued to be subject to them; and ^(AV)His mother ^(AW)treasured all these ^[ab]things in her heart.

⁵² And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ^[ac]stature, and in ^(AX)favor with God and people.