Luke 2:44
But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
KJV
νομίσαντες δὲ αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ ἦλθον ἡμέρας ὁδὸν καὶ ἀνεζήτουν αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς συγγενεῦσιν καὶ τοῖς γνωστοῖς,
Greek NT
Existimantes autem illum esse in comitatu, venerunt iter diei, et requirebant eum inter cognatos et notos.
Vulgate
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:
ASV
And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ — SBLGNT
- εἶναι ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐν τῇ συνοδίᾳ εἶναι — Robinson-Pierpont
- καὶ — SBLGNT
- καὶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- + ἐν — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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