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- 20 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. 2 “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?” 3 He replied, “I will also ask you a question.
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King James Bible. 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. New King James Version.
- 46 Catholic Bible
The Boy Jesus at the Temple … 45 And not finding him, they...
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Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting...
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Now so it was that after three days they found Him in the...
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They found him in some part of the temple, where the doctors...
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Oct 29, 2019 · It looks like Jesus was asking questions that were so perspicacious as to astonish the Jewish teachers in the temple that they confirmed his brilliance while leading the teachers themselves into deeper truths.
How could Jesus give “answers” (Luke 2:47) to “the teachers” (Luke 2:46) by “listening to them and questioning them” (Luke 2:46)? Jesus often used questions to answer questions. For example, Matthew 12:9-12 reads: Then He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
They found him in some part of the temple, where the doctors of the law kept their schools; he was sitting there, hearkening to their instructions, proposing questions, and answering inquiries, with such wisdom, that those who heard were delighted with him.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions; and all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. And when they saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him "Son, why have you treated us so?
In contrast to the concern of His family, Jesus is found calmly discussing Scripture with the teachers in the temple (Luke 2:47). At first, Mary seems upset, suggesting that Jesus has done something wrong (Luke 2:48).
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Jesus is often thought of as giving answers but, actually, he’s full of questions. Even as a boy, he was found sitting among the teachers in the temple asking them questions. ‘And all who heard him were amazed’ (Luke 2:47). In fact, Jesus is recorded as asking 307 questions in the Gospels.