Luke 2:40

And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and was filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 accomplished all things, according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their city Nazareth.

41And his people went up to Jerusalem every year, at the feast of the passover.

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Cross References

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

Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in stature, and in wisdom, and in grace, before 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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