40 The child Jesus grew. He became strong and wise, and God blessed him.
41 Every year Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for Passover.
42 And when Jesus was twelve years old, they all went there as usual for the celebration.
43 After Passover his parents left, but they did not know that Jesus had stayed on in the city.
44 They thought he was travelling with some other people, and they went a whole day before they started looking for him.
45 When they could not find him with their relatives and friends, they went back to Jerusalem and started looking for him there.
46 Three days later they found Jesus sitting in the temple, listening to the teachers and asking them questions.