Luke 2:48 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:48 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἰδόντες
horáō
G3708
to see
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐξεπλάγησαν
ekplḗssō
G1605
to drive out
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
μήτηρ
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τέκνον
téknon
G5043
child
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐποίησας
poiéō
G4160
to make
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ἰδοὺ
horáō
G3708
to see
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
πατήρ
patḗr
G3962
father
σου
sý
G4771
you
κἀγὼ
kagṓ
G2504
and I
ὀδυνώμενοι
odynáō
G3600
to torment
ἐζητοῦμέν
zētéō
G2212
to seek
σε
sý
G4771
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And having seen him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us thus? Behold, your father and I have been tormented searching for you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).