Jesus was not a typical child, he was also God, the creator of everything even the people who he was communicating with. He had a great understanding at age 12, enough to make the religious elite of the time be "amazed".
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Luke 2:41-50English Standard Version (ESV)[/h] [SUP]41 [/SUP]Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. [SUP]42 [/SUP]And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. [SUP]43 [/SUP]And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, [SUP]44 [/SUP]but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances, [SUP]45 [/SUP]and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him. [SUP]46 [/SUP]After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. [SUP]47 [/SUP]And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. [SUP]48 [/SUP]And when his parents[SUP][
a][/SUP] saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” [SUP]49 [/SUP]And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?”[SUP][
b][/SUP] [SUP]50 [/SUP]And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them.