Patristic A.D. 253
“But as when the Jews plotted against Him He escaped from the midst of them, and was not seen; so now it seems that the Child Jesus remained, and His parents knew not where He was. As it follows, And not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him. (John 10:29.)”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 2:42-50
PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1843) ↗