Luke 2:40
+ 2:40. MP: Messiah has the Spirit of Wisdom (Ex 31:3). (Is 11:2a) The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
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In The King James Version
In Context
41His parents went every year to Jerusalem [City of peace] at the festival of the Pesac ·Passover·.
Cross References
Psalms 22:9+ 22:9 (9-10) MP: Messiah is dedicated to God’s work from the womb. (Matt 1:20-21) But you brought me out of the womb. 2 You made me trust while at my mother’s breasts. 1
Isaiah 11:1+ 11:1. MP: Messiah is a descendant of Jesse. (This is one specific family within the entire tribe of Judah). (See also Is 11:10a). (Luke 3:32) A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse [My husband], 2 and a + 11:1. MP: Messiah will grow up in Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]. This is known because the Hebrew word netzer ·branch· is used here. This is the only prophecy that says Messiah will come from Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]. (Consider illusion in Is 53:2). In the parallel fulfillment verse, the Greek word for Nazarene is Nazaphnoe, coming from the Aramaic word for twig or branch. Note on the Greek: The Greek word for a citizen of Nazareth [Branch, Separated one] is Nazarethaios. But Matthew uses Nazaphnoe ·branch·, not Nazarethaios [a person from Nazareth]. The King James Version of the Bible, published in 1611, translates the original Greek word as “a person from Nazareth [Branch, Separated one]” regional but modern scholars now believe this translation to be incorrect. The Bible and Matthew both make it clear Yeshua was a “citizen of Nazareth,” of Galilee, in Judea. (Matt 2:22b-23) netzer ·branch· out of + 11:1. MP: “Stump of Jesse” alludes to the household exists but is not in former glory. Therefore Messiah will grow up in a poor family. In (Luke 2), the offering described is detailed in (Lev 12:6-8) for the poor woman’s purification after giving birth. (See also Is 11:10a; Ps 132:17). (Luke 2:22-24; Rom 15:12) his roots + 11:1. Quoted in Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16 will bear fruit. 1
Luke 1:80The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel [God prevails].
Luke 2:52And Yeshua [Salvation] increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor 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 →