PAV
49. ਉਹ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, ਕਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਭਦੇ ਸਾਓ? ਭਲਾ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਸਾਓ ਭਈ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਗਾ ਰਹਾਂ?
ERVPA
49. ਯਿਸੂ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, “ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਿਉਂ ਲਭ ਰਹੇ ਸੀ? ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਕਿ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੇਰੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਸੀ।”
IRVPA
49. ਯਿਸੂ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਕਿਉਂ ਲੱਭਦੇ ਸੀ? ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਜੋ ਮੇਰੇ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੈਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿਤਾ ਦੇ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹਾਂ?
KJV
49. And he said unto them, {SCJ}How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? {SCJ.}
AMP
49. And He said to them, How is it that you had to look for Me? Did you not see and know that it is necessary [as a duty] for Me to be in My Father's house and [occupied] about My Father's business?
KJVP
49. And G2532 CONJ he said G2036 V-2AAI-3S unto G4314 PREP them G846 P-APM , {SCJ} How G5101 I-NSN is it that G3754 CONJ ye sought G2212 V-IAI-2P me G3165 P-1AS ? wist G1492 V-LAI-2P ye not G3756 PRT-N that G3754 CONJ I G3165 P-1AS must G1163 V-PQI-3S be G1511 V-PXN about G1722 PREP my G3588 T-GSM Father\'s business G3962 N-GSM ? {SCJ.}
YLT
49. And he said unto them, `Why [is it] that ye were seeking me? did ye not know that in the things of my Father it behoveth me to be?`
ASV
49. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Fathers house?
WEB
49. He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
NASB
49. And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
ESV
49. And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
RV
49. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be in my Father-s house?
RSV
49. And he said to them, "How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
NKJV
49. And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?"
MKJV
49. And He said to them, Why did you look for Me? Do you not know that I must be about My Father's business?
AKJV
49. And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business?
NRSV
49. He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
NIV
49. "Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"
NIRV
49. "Why were you looking for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"
NLT
49. "But why did you need to search?" he asked. "Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
MSG
49. He said, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I had to be here, dealing with the things of my Father?"
GNB
49. He answered them, "Why did you have to look for me? Didn't you know that I had to be in my Father's house?"
NET
49. But he replied, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"
ERVEN
49. Jesus said to them, "Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father's work is. "