Luke 2:40

The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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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

39When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

41His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

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Cross References

Judges 13:24The woman bore a son, and named him Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.

1 Samuel 2:26The child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with the Lord, and also with men.

Psalms 22:9But you brought me out of the womb.You made me trust at my mother's breasts.

Isaiah 11:1A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse,and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.

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.

Luke 2:52And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

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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