Luke 2:48 (DRB)

Passage

And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:46 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 2:47 And all that heard him were astonished at his wisdom and his answers.

Luke 2:48 And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? Behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Luke 2:49 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?

Luke 2:50 And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seeing", "wondered", "mother", "said", "hast", "thou", "done", and "behold". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seeing" and "wondered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 47's "And all that heard him were astonished..." into verse 49's "And he said to them How is...", so "seeing" and "wondered" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "seeing" and "wondered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.