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Berean Standard Bible

“But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.”

Luke 2:50

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Study note

After Passover, twelve-year-old Jesus stayed behind in the temple while His parents searched frantically. They find Him and He explains that He had to be in His Father's house.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.

World English Bible (WEB)

They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.

King James Version (KJV)

And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And his words seemed strange to them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they did not understand the saying that he spake to them,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas ellos no entendieron las palabras que les habló.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero ellos no entendieron lo que él les quería decir.

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