Luke 2:52

And Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and stature and favor with God and men.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

In Context

51And He went down with them and came to Nazareth; and was subject unto them. And His mother continued to keep all these words in her heart.

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Cross References

Luke 1:80And the little child continued to grow and waxed strong in spirit; and was in the deserts until the day of his showing unto Israel.

Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, envying Joseph, sold him into Egypt:

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:42-52

Christ Sitting with the Doctors. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not,… Read the whole commentary →

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