Luke 1:80
The child was growing, and becoming strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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Judges 13:24The woman bore a son, and named him Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.
Matthew 3:1And in those days John the Baptist came, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
Mark 1:3The voice of one crying in the wilderness,'Make ready the way of the Lord!Make his paths straight!'"
Luke 2:40The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
John 1:31I did not know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel."
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →