Story 27
Jesus as a Boy
Luke 2:41–52
Every year Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem for the Passover festival. When Jesus was twelve years old, he went with them. After the festival, his parents set off for home with their relatives and friends. They thought Jesus was somewhere in the group, but he had stayed behind in Jerusalem.
Mary and Joseph went back to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting with the teachers, listening to them and asking questions. Everyone was amazed at how much he understood. His mother told him they had been very worried. Jesus went home to Nazareth with them and obeyed them, and he grew in wisdom and in favour with God and people.
Children learn: Jesus loved learning about God, and he listened to and obeyed his parents.