Luke 2:40

And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in Spirit, and was filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was with him.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 performed all thinges according to the lawe of the Lord, they returned into Galile to their owne citie Nazareth.

41Nowe his parents went to Hierusalem euery yeere, at the feast of the Passeouer.

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Cross References

Judges 13:24And the wife bare a sonne, and called his name Samson: and the childe grewe, and the Lord blessed him.

1 Samuel 2:26(Nowe the childe Samuel profited and grewe, and was in fauour both with the Lord and also with men)

Psalms 22:9But thou didest draw me out of ye wombe: thou gauest me hope, euen at my mothers breasts.

Isaiah 11:1But there shall come a rodde foorth of the stocke of Ishai, and a grasse shall growe out of his rootes.

Luke 1:80And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the wildernesse, til the day came that he should shewe him selfe vnto Israel.

Luke 2:52And Iesus increased in wisedome, and stature, and in fauour 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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