Luke 2:46
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And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.

Luke 2:45
And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

Luke 2:47
And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.

Luke 5:17
And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

John 3:10
Jesus answered and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

Acts 5:34
But one in the council rising up, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected by all the people, commanded the men to be put forth a little while.

1 Timothy 1:7
Desiring to be teachers of the law: understanding neither the things they say, nor whereof they affirm.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.

after.

Luke 2:44,45 And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. . . .

1 Kings 12:5,12 And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone, . . .

Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

Matthew 16:21 From that time Jesus began to shew to his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes and chief priests, and be put to death, and the third day rise again.

Matthew 27:63,64 Saying: Sir, we have remembered, that that seducer said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise again. . . .

the doctors.

Luke 5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that there were also Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, that were come out of every town of Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was to heal them.

Acts 5:34 But one in the council rising up, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, respected by all the people, commanded the men to be put forth a little while.

both.

Isaiah 49:1,2 Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name. . . .

Isaiah 50:4 The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master.

Context
The Boy Jesus at the Temple
45And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him. 46And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions. 47And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.…
Lexicon
Finally,
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

after
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

days
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

they found
εὗρον (heuron)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple courts,
ἱερῷ (hierō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

sitting
καθεζόμενον (kathezomenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2516: To be sitting, sit down, be seated. From kata and the base of hedraios; to sit down.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

teachers,
διδασκάλων (didaskalōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1320: A teacher, master. From didasko; an instructor.

listening to
ἀκούοντα (akouonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

them
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

asking them questions.
ἐπερωτῶντα (eperōtōnta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.


Additional Translations
Finally, after three days they found Him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

And it came to pass after three days, they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers and hearing them and asking them questions.

And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.

On the third day they found Him in the Temple sitting among the Rabbis, both listening to them and asking them questions,

It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

And it came to pass, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them,
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