Luk 2:48 | NET2full | STEP | When his parents saw him , they were overwhelmed . His mother said to him , “ Child , why have you treated us like this ? Look , your father and I have been looking for you anxiously .”

Luke 2:48

48 When ^{▼▼tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} his parents ^{▼▼tn Grk “when they”; the referent (his parents) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.} saw him, they were overwhelmed. His ^{▼▼tn Grk “And his.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.} mother said to him, “Child, ^{▼▼tn The Greek word here is τέκνον (teknon) rather than υἱός (huios, “son”).} why have you treated ^{▼▼tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”} us like this? Look, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” ^{▼▼tn Or “your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you.”}