John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:46
And it came to pass, that after three days ,.... From their first setting out from Jerusalem, when Jesus tarried behind; or on the third day, which may be reckoned thus; the first day was spent in journeying, and the second in coming back the same journey, and the third day they sought all Jerusalem for him, when they found him in the temple ; his Father's house, the house of God, a figure of a Gospel church, where the word and ordinances are duly administered, and where Christ is to be... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 2:45
And when they found him not ,.... In the company that came from Jerusalem with them, nor among any of their relations and friends, with whom they supposed he was: they turned back again to Jerusalem , that is, the next morning, for it can hardly be thought they would set out that night, after they had travelled all day, without taking some repose: seeking him ; at Jerusalem, in the streets and broad places of it; a figure of the church and ordinances, where souls look for, and... read more