Luke 2:40

And the child grew and became strong and full of wisdom, and the favour of God rested upon Him.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

39Then, as soon as they had accomplished all that the Law required, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.

41Now His parents used to go up year by year to Jerusalem at the Feast of the Passover.

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Cross References

Luke 1:80And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.

Luke 2:52And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour 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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