It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.
Jesus’ understanding and His answers amazed (Gr. existanto) them all (cf. Luke 4:32; Luke 9:43). One suspects that some of these rabbis remembered this incident when Jesus later became a popular teacher Himself. Obviously Jesus already had unusual wisdom and insight into the Scriptures, which were the center of these discussions. [Note: See J. W. Doeve, Jewish Hermeneutics in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, p. 105.] 