# Why were you searching for me? Jesus uses two questions to mildly rebuke his parents. Alternate translation: "You did not need to look for me." # Did you not know ... business? This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You should have known ... business." # I had to be about my Father's business Possible meanings are "I had to do the work my Father gave me" or "I had to be in my Father's house."