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Luke 2:49

“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

Luke 2:49 BSB
  1. a Or I had to be about My Father’s business

Luke 2:49 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 6:38 (33 votes) and John 8:29 (29 votes). 10 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Exodus 34 to John 9.

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Which verses does Luke 2:49 point to?

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  1. John 6:3833 votes

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

  2. John 8:2929 votes

    He who sent Me is with Me. He has not left Me alone, because I always do what pleases Him.”

  3. Psalm 40:822 votes

    I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

  4. Malachi 3:122 votes

    “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.

  5. John 4:3421 votes

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

  6. Luke 2:4819 votes

    When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

  7. John 5:1716 votes

    But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

  8. Matthew 21:1215 votes

    Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.

  9. John 2:16–1713 votes

    To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

  10. John 9:413 votes

    While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.

Which verses point to Luke 2:49?

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