Luke 2:40-52

⁴⁰And the chylde grewe and wexed stronde in sprete and was filled with wysdome and the grace of God was with hym.

⁴¹And his father and mother went to Hierusalem every yeare at the feeste of ester.

⁴²And when he was .xii. yere olde they went vp to Hierusalem after the custome of the feeste.

⁴³And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.

⁴⁴For they supposed he had bene in the company and therfore came a days iorney and sought him amonge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce.

⁴⁵And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Hierusalem and sought him.

⁴⁶And it fortuned after .iii. dayes that they founde him in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours both hearynge them and posinge them.

⁴⁷And all that hearde him mervelled at his wit and answers.

⁴⁸And when they sawe him they were astonyed. And his mother sayde vnto him: sonne why hast thou thus dealte with vs? Beholde thy father and I have sought the sorowenge.

⁴⁹And he sayde vnto the: how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must goo aboute my fathers busines?

⁵⁰And they vnderstode not the sayinge that he spake to them.

⁵¹And he went with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to the. But his mother kept all these thinges in her hert.

⁵²And Iesus increased in wisdom and age and in favoure with god and man.