Luke 2:46 (GNV)

Passage

And it came to passe three dayes after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the mids of the doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

Nearby Context

Luke 2:44 But they supposing, that he had bene in the company, went a dayes iourney, and sought him among their kinsfolke, and acquaintance.

Luke 2:45 And when they found him not, they turned backe to Hierusalem, and sought him.

Luke 2:46 And it came to passe three dayes after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the mids of the doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

Luke 2:47 And all that heard him, were astonied at his vnderstanding and answeres.

Luke 2:48 So when they sawe him, they were amased, and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? beholde, thy father and I haue sought thee with very heauie hearts.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "passe", "three", "dayes", "after", "found", "temple", and "sitting". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "passe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "And when they found him not they..." into verse 47's "And all that heard him were astonied...", so "came" and "passe" 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 "came" and "passe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.