Luke 2:49 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 he said to them: How is it that you sought me? did you not know, that I must be about my father’s business?
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And he said to them: “How is it that you were seeking me? For did you not know that it is necessary for me to be in these things which are of my Father?”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
MSB Majority Standard Bible
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house ?”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father’s house?
LSV Literal Standard Version
And He said to them, “Why [is it] that you were seeking Me? Did you not know that it is necessary for Me to be in the things of My Father?”
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 he said to them, Why [is it] that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be [occupied] in my Father's business?
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then said he vnto them, Howe is it that ye sought me? knewe ye not that I must goe about my Fathers busines?
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
He said to them, “Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I had to be about my Father's business?
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 he sayde vnto the: how is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must goo aboute my fathers busines?
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And he said unto them, 'Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?'
FBV Free Bible Version
“Why is it that you were looking for me?” Jesus replied. “Didn't you know I should be here in my Father's house?”
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 he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y les respondió: ¿Para qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais, que en las cosas que son de mi Padre me conviene estar?
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces él les dice: ¿Qué hay? ¿por qué me buscabais? ¿No sabíais que en los negocios de mi Padre me conviene estar?
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Él le respondió: ―¿Por qué me buscaban? ¿No sabían que tengo que estar en la casa de mi Padre?
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Y les preguntó: ¿Por qué me buscaban? ¿No sabían que me es necesario estar en las cosas de mi Padre?
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“¿Por qué han estado buscándome?” respondió Jesús. “¿No saben acaso que debo estar aquí en la casa de mi padre?”
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)
Él les dijo: ¿Por qué me buscaban? ¿No sabían que debo ocuparme en los asuntos de mi Padre?
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 εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ειπεν προς αυτους· τι οτι εζητειτε με; ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοις του πατρος μου δει ειναι με;
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 εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; Οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ειπεν προσ αυτουσ τι οτι εζητειτε με ουκ ηδειτε οτι εν τοισ του πατροσ μου δει ειναι με
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ Πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τί ὅτι ἐζητεῖτέ με; οὐκ ᾔδειτε ὅτι ἐν τοῖς τοῦ πατρός μου δεῖ εἶναί με;
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 ait ad illos: Quid est quod me quærebatis? nesciebatis quia in his quæ Patris mei sunt, oportet me esse?
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ речѐ къ ни́ма: что̀ ꙗ҆́кѡ и҆ска́ста менѐ; не вѣ́ста ли, ꙗ҆́кѡ въ тѣ́хъ, ꙗ҆̀же ѻ҆ц҃а̀ моегѡ̀, досто́итъ бы́ти мѝ;
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)
Он сказал им: зачем было вам искать Меня? или вы не знали, что Мне должно быть в том, что принадлежит Отцу Моему?
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και είπε προς αυτούς· Διά τι με εζητείτε; δεν ηξεύρετε ότι πρέπει να ήμαι εις τα του Πατρός μου;
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И рече им: Зашто сте ме тражили? Зар не знате да мени треба у оном бити што је Оца мог?
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I reče im: Zašto ste me tražili? Zar ne znate da meni treba u onom biti što je Oca mog?
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَقَالَ لَهُمَا: «لِمَاذَا كُنْتُمَا تَطْلُبَانِنِي؟ أَلَمْ تَعْلَمَا أَنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مَا لِأَبِي؟».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC