How is it] 'Not a reproof, but an expression of surprise. He is not surprised at their coming back for Him, but at their not knowing where to find Him.' About my Father's business] This translation is possible, but that of the RV, 'in my Father's house,' is more probable. The words mean: 'There is only one place in Jerusalem where I, the. Son of God, might be expected to be found, and that is in my Father's house.' The utterance shows that even at this early age Jesus was conscious that His true father was not Joseph (as His mother's words seemed to imply, Luke 2:48), but God.

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