At one point, he was missing but not because he had wandered off to associate with other youths.
كَلَّا .‏ فَيُوسُفُ وَمَرْيَمُ وَجَدَاهُ فِي ٱلْهَيْكَلِ يَتَنَاقَشُ مَعَ ٱلْمُعَلِّمِينَ فِي مَوَاضِيعَ رُوحِيَّةٍ .‏ —‏ لو ٢ :‏ ​ ٤٥ -‏ ٤٧‏ .‏