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Berean Standard Bible

“And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.”

Luke 2:42

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Luke tells of only one event from Jesus' childhood. When he was twelve, his family went to Jerusalem for the Passover feast as they did every year.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And when He was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the Feast.

World English Bible (WEB)

When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

King James Version (KJV)

And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y cuando fué de doce años, subieron ellos á Jerusalem conforme á la costumbre del día de la fiesta.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando él cumplió doce años, fueron allá como era su costumbre.

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