Jump to Previous Amazement Anguish Behaved Behoveth Business Child Clear Father's House Mother Ought Right Searching Seeking Smitten Sought WistJump to Next Amazement Anguish Behaved Behoveth Business Child Clear Father's House Mother Ought Right Searching Seeking Smitten Sought WistParallel Verses English Standard Version And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” New American Standard Bible And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?" King James Bible And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Holman Christian Standard Bible "Why were you searching for Me?" He asked them. "Didn't you know that I had to be in My Father's house?" International Standard Version He asked them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?" NET Bible But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?" Aramaic Bible in Plain English He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Do you not know that it was fitting for me to be in my Father's house?” GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you realize that I had to be in my Father's house?" King James 2000 Bible And he said unto them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business? American King James Version And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business? American Standard Version And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house? Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father's business? Darby Bible Translation And he said to them, Why is it that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be occupied in my Father's business? English Revised Version And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father's house? Webster's Bible Translation And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business? Weymouth New Testament "Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied; "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged upon my Father's business?" World English Bible He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?" Young's Literal Translation And he said unto them, 'Why is it that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?' Lexicon και conjunctionkai  kahee: and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words ειπεν verb - second aorist active indicative - third person singular epo  ep'-o: to speak or say (by word or writing) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. προς preposition pros  pros: a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward αυτους personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons τι interrogative pronoun - nominative singular neuter tis  tis: an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions) -- every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, -with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why. οτι conjunction hoti  hot'-ee: demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why. εζητειτε verb - imperfect active indicative - second person zeteo  dzay-teh'-o: to seek; specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life) με personal pronoun - first person accusative singular me  meh: me -- I, me, my. ουκ particle - nominative ou  oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. ηδειτε verb - pluperfect active indicative - second person eido  i'-do: to see; by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know οτι conjunction hoti  hot'-ee: demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. τοις definite article - dative plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. του definite article - genitive singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. πατρος noun - genitive singular masculine pater  pat-ayr': a father (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) -- father, parent. μου personal pronoun - first person genitive singular mou  moo: of me -- I, me, mine (own), my. δει verb - present impersonal active indicative - third person singular dei  die: also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding) -- behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should. ειναι verb - present infinitive einai  i'-nahee: to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was. με personal pronoun - first person accusative singular me  meh: me -- I, me, my. 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