 understood that his life was to be under their watch care, so he left the temple. It wasn't that he was saying, I'm going to stay here and be about the temple, and when I get done doing what I'm doing here, Mom, I'll go with you. No, the immediate context of the verse is that upon his mother approaching him, asking out of concern, where have you been? He leaves with them. It's why Paul writes in Ephesians chapter 6 and verse 1, children, obey your parents and the Lord, for this is right. Now, kids, if you're a child in this room,