<p>2:44 <i>Supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and then they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances</i>- It has been speculated that men and women travelled in different companies, and so Joseph assumed the Lord was with Mary, and vice versa. But we cannot avoid a suspicion of negligence on their part, especially given that He was known by them to be God's Son.</p>