Luke 2:40
And the child grew and waxed strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom, and God's grace was upon him.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
41And his parents went yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.
Cross References
Judges 13:24And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
1 Samuel 2:26And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.
Psalms 22:9But thou art he that took me out of the womb; thou didst make me trust, upon my mother's breasts.
Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall be fruitful;
Luke 1:80And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel.
Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favour with 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 →