“And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.”
When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you — the astonishment (exeplagēsan) of the parents at finding Jesus in this context is not merely relief but genuine surprise. Mary's gentle rebuke (son, why have you treated us like this?) is the human mother's response to the anxiety of three days' searching. Your father and I: the phrase will be gently corrected in Jesus' response about his Father.
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