Luke 2:52

And as Jesus grew older He gained in both wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

51Then He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was always obedient to them; but His mother carefully treasured up all these incidents in her memory.

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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.

Acts 7:9"The Patriarchs were jealous of Joseph and sold him into slavery in Egypt. But God was with him

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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