中译版圣经:

• 耶稣说，为什么找我呢？岂不知我应当以我父的事为念吗？（或作岂不知我应当在我父的家里吗）
• 新中译版圣经:耶稣说，为什么找我呢？岂不知我应当以我父的事为念吗？（或作岂不知我应当在我父的家里吗）
• 新世纪圣经:他说∶「为什么找我呢？你们不知道我必须在我父的家里吗？（「在我父的家里吗？」或译作「以我父的事为念吗？」）
• LCC:耶稣对他们说∶「为什么找我？岂不知我应当在我父的地方么？」
• TCB:耶稣回答：「为甚麽找我？难道你们不知道我必须在我父亲的家里〔或译：关心我父亲的事〕吗？」
• 当代圣经:耶稣反问："你们为甚麽要找我呢？难道你们不知道我是应该在我父家里的吗？"
• CSG:耶稣对他们说：「你们为什麽找我? 你们不知道我必须在我父亲那里吗?」

英译版圣经:

• 新国际版圣经:"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?"
• NRSV:He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
• NASV:And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"
• 古老版圣经:And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
• ASV:And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?
• 基础英语版圣经:And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?
• DBY:And he said to them, Why [is it] that ye have sought me? did ye not know that I ought to be [occupied] in my Father's business?
• 标准修订版圣经: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?'
• 直译圣经95版:And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"
• 直译圣经77版:And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's [house?]"
• WEB:And he said to them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
• YLT: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?'

希伯来语圣经:

内容备注:

多语对照圣经中的一节平均而言是一句，包含有12个不同的英文译本，和6个中文译本，以及一个希伯来语本（圣经旧约使用希伯来语和亚兰语书写，新约用希腊语书写）

NIV:新国际版（New International Version，简称NIV）是一个当代英语圣经译本，也是目前在英语国家被最为广泛使用的圣经版本,适合个人研读之用的译本。
NCB: New Century Bible 《新世纪圣经》
LCC:(Library of Christian Classes）
CLB:当代圣经译本(The Chinese Living Bible, CLB)
KJV:詹姆士钦定本是近古英文,是现在所能见到的最老的英译本
BBE:基础英语供移民和儿童阅读
NRSV:是新标准修订版
NASB:用纯粹直译方法（Strictly Literal）的译本
BHS:希伯来语原文圣经

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