Luke 2:40

American Standard Version (1901)

And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

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  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
  • Ps 22:9 : 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb; Thou didst make me trust [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
  • Isa 11:1-5 : 1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears; 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who hath believed our message? and to whom hath the arm of Jehovah been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
  • Judg 13:24 : 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.
  • 1 Sam 3:19 : 19 And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
  • Acts 4:33 : 33 And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
  • Luke 2:47 : 47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.
  • Col 2:2-3 : 2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, [even] Christ, 3 in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
  • 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:41-52
    12 verses
    86%

    41And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

    42And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;

    43and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;

    44but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

    45and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him.

    46And it came to pass, after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions:

    47and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

    48And when they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I sought thee sorrowing.

    49And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? knew ye not that I must be in my Father's house?

    50And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.

    51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and he was subject unto them: and his mother kept all [these] sayings in her heart.

    52And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

  • Luke 1:79-80
    2 verses
    82%

    79To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

    80And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

  • Luke 2:39
    77%

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

  • Luke 2:25-28
    4 verses
    77%

    25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

    26And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

    27And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

    28then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

  • Luke 1:65-67
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    76%

    65And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

    66And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

  • Luke 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 2:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

    33And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;

  • Luke 4:22
    71%

    22And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

  • Luke 4:14-17
    4 verses
    70%

    14And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and a fame went out concerning him through all the region round about.

    15And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.

    16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

    17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

  • 1 Sam 2:26
    70%

    26And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.

  • Luke 1:32
    69%

    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Luke 2:20-23
    4 verses
    69%

    20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

    21And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

    22And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord

    23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

  • John 1:14
    69%

    14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

  • Luke 1:41
    69%

    41And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

  • Luke 2:17
    68%

    17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

  • Matt 2:21
    67%

    21And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Luke 1:57-59
    3 verses
    67%

    57Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

    58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

    59And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

  • Luke 1:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

    8Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

  • Luke 1:76
    67%

    76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

  • Luke 2:6
    66%

    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

  • Luke 1:26
    66%

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:12
    66%

    12And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.