Luke 2:49 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:49 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
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτούς
autós
G846
he
τί
tís
G5101
who
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐζητεῖτέ
zētéō
G2212
to seek
με
egṓ
G1473
I
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ᾔδειτε
eídō
G1492
to see
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πατρός
patḗr
G3962
father
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
δεῖ
deî
G1163
it is necessary
εἶναί
eimí
G1510
to be
με
egṓ
G1473
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to them, “Why that you were searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in the things of my Father?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).