Luke 2:40

And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

In Context

39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

41And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

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Cross References

Judges 13:24So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.

1 Samuel 2:26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

Psalms 22:9\22:8\He put his faith in the Lord; let the Lord be his saviour now: let the Lord be his saviour, because he had delight in him.

Isaiah 11:1And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.

Luke 1:80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

Luke 2:52And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41

Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →

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