“He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them.” (Luke 2:51)

Jesus stayed in Jerusalem for three days without telling his family. He was twelve years old; hence, he wasn’t ignorant of Joseph’s and Mary’s concern for him. However, because the scribes were eager to learn, he could not leave them. Their yearning for the truth had moved his heart.

When he replied his mother’s questions, it became apparent that his wish was the same as that of Our Father’s: May all find the truth. He said to Mary: “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?” Since his days of public ministry had not arrived, he “went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them.” In the next eighteen years, he followed Joseph, working as a carpenter. Although he was never trained as a scribe and was not friends with priests, he was a genuine scribe and the eternal high priest.

His only tutor was the Holy Spirit and he remained obedient to Joseph and Mary because the Holy Spirit was working through them.