Luke 2:40

And the child grew, and waxed strong, full of wisdom; and the grace of God was in him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 after they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

41And his parents went every year to Jerusalem, at the solemn day of the pasch,

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Cross References

Judges 13:24And she bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

1 Samuel 2:26But the child Samuel advanced, and grew on, and pleased both the Lord and men.

Psalms 22:9He hoped in the Lord, let him deliver him: let him save him, seeing he delighteth in him.

Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.

Luke 1:80And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Luke 2:52And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace 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 →

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