Luke 2:45
Good News Translation
They did not find him, so they went back to Jerusalem looking for him.

New Revised Standard Version
When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

Contemporary English Version
When they could not find him with their relatives and friends, they went back to Jerusalem and started looking for him there.

New American Bible
but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

Context
The Boy Jesus at the Temple
44And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. 45And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him. 46And 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.…
Cross References
Luke 2:44
And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.

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 2:44
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