Luke 2:48 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And upon seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: “Son, why have you acted this way toward us? Behold, your father and I were seeking you in sorrow.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And when they saw him, they were astonished: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And having seen Him, they were amazed, and His mother said to Him, “Child, why did You do this to us? Behold, Your father and I, sorrowing, were seeking You.”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And when they saw him they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Child, why hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said to him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
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.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
When they saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Listen, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And when they sawe him they were astonyed. And his mother sayde vnto him: sonne why hast thou thus dealte with vs? Beholde thy father and I have sought the sorowenge.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And, having seen him, they were amazed, and his mother said unto him, 'Child, why didst thou thus to us? lo, thy father and I, sorrowing, were seeking thee.'
FBV Free Bible Version
His parents were totally confused when they saw what he was doing. His mother asked him, “Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I—we've been worried sick! We've been looking everywhere for you!”
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y quando le viéron, se maravilláron. Y le dixo su madre: Hijo, ¿por qué lo has hecho así con nosotros? mira como tu padre, y yo angustiados te buscábamos.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y cuando le vieron, se maravillaron; y díjole su madre: Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho así? He aquí, tu padre y yo te hemos buscado con dolor.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Cuando sus padres lo vieron, también se quedaron admirados. Su madre le dijo: ―Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? ¡Tu padre y yo te hemos estado buscando llenos de angustia!
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Al verlo, se asombraron, y su madre le dijo: Hijo, ¿por qué nos hiciste esto? ¡Considera, tu padre y yo te buscábamos angustiados!
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Sus padres estaban totalmente confundidos cuando vieron lo que estaba haciendo. Su madre le preguntó: “Hijo, ¿por qué nos has tratado de esta manera? ¡Tu padre y yo hemos estado terriblemente angustiados por ti! ¡Te hemos estado buscando por todas partes!”
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Cuando sus padres lo vieron, se sorprendieron. Su madre le dijo: Hijo, ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? Mira, tu padre y yo te hemos estado buscando con angustia.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπε· τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμέν σε.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ιδοντες αυτον εξεπλαγησαν, και προς αυτον η μητηρ αυτου ειπεν· τεκνον, τι εποιησας ημιν ουτως; ιδου ο πατηρ σου καγω οδυνωμενοι εζητουμεν σε.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν· καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπε, Τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; Ἰδού, ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ἐζητοῦμέν σε.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ιδοντεσ αυτον εξεπλαγησαν και προσ αυτον η μητηρ αυτου ειπεν τεκνον τι εποιησασ ημιν ουτωσ ιδου ο πατηρ σου καγω οδυνωμενοι εζητουμεν σε
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ Τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου κἀγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ζητοῦμέν σε.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ ἰδόντες αὐτὸν ἐξεπλάγησαν, καὶ ⸂εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ · Τέκνον, τί ἐποίησας ἡμῖν οὕτως; ἰδοὺ ὁ πατήρ σου καὶ ἐγὼ ὀδυνώμενοι ⸀ἐζητοῦμέν σε.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et videntes admirati sunt. Et dixit mater ejus ad illum: Fili, quid fecisti nobis sic? ecce pater tuus et ego dolentes quærebamus te.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ ви̑дѣвша є҆го̀, диви́стасѧ: и҆ къ немꙋ̀ мт҃и є҆гѡ̀ речѐ: ча́до, что̀ сотворѝ на́ма та́кѡ; сѐ, ѻ҆те́цъ тво́й и҆ а҆́зъ болѧ̑ща и҆ска́хома тебѐ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
И, увидев Его, удивились; и Матерь Его сказала Ему: Чадо! что Ты сделал с нами? Вот, отец Твой и Я с великою скорбью искали Тебя.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ιδόντες αυτόν εξεπλάγησαν, και είπε προς αυτόν η μήτηρ αυτού· Τέκνον, διά τι έπραξας εις ημάς ούτως; ιδού, ο πατήρ σου και εγώ καταλυπούμενοι σε εζητούμεν.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И видевши Га зачудише се, и мати Његова рече Му: Сине! Шта учини нама тако? Ево отац твој и ја са страхом тражисмо те.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I videvši Ga začudiše se, i mati Njegova reče Mu: Sine! Šta učini nama tako? Evo otac tvoj i ja sa strahom tražismo te.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَلَمَّا أَبْصَرَاهُ ٱنْدَهَشَا. وَقَالَتْ لَهُ أُمُّهُ: «يَا بُنَيَّ، لِمَاذَا فَعَلْتَ بِنَا هَكَذَا؟ هُوَذَا أَبُوكَ وَأَنَا كُنَّا نَطْلُبُكَ مُعَذَّبَيْنِ!»
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC