Luke 2:40

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

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  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.
  • John 1:14 : 14 And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.
  • Ps 22:9 : 9 But it was you who took care of me from the day of my birth: you gave me faith even from my mother's breasts.
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.
  • Isa 11:1-5 : 1 And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit. 2 And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3 And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears: 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer. 5 And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled? 2 For his growth was like that of a delicate plant before him, and like a root out of a dry place: he had no grace of form, to give us pleasure;
  • Judg 13:24 : 24 So the woman gave birth to a son, and gave him the name Samson; and he became a man and the blessing of the Lord was on him.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
  • 1 Sam 3:19 : 19 And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.
  • Acts 4:33 : 33 And with great power the Apostles gave witness of the coming back of the Lord Jesus from the dead; and grace was on them all.
  • Luke 2:47 : 47 And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Lastly, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.
  • Col 2:2-3 : 2 So that their hearts may be comforted, and that being joined together in love, they may come to the full wealth of the certain knowledge of the secret of God, even Christ, 3 In whom are all the secret stores of wisdom and knowledge.
  • 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

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  • Luke 2:41-52
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    86%

    41And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

    42And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

    43And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:

    44And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,

    45And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.

    46And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

    47And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.

    48And when they saw him they were surprised, and his mother said to him, Son, why have you done this to us? see, your father and I have been looking for you with sorrow.

    49And he said to them, Why were you looking for me? was it not clear to you that my right place was in my Father's house?

    50And his words seemed strange to them.

    51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth; and did as he was ordered: and his mother kept all these words in her heart.

    52And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

  • Luke 1:79-80
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    79To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

    80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

  • Luke 2:39
    77%

    39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

  • Luke 2:25-28
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    25And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

    26And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

    27And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

    28Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

  • Luke 1:65-67
    3 verses
    76%

    65And fear came on all those who were living round about them: and there was much talk about all these things in all the hill-country of Judaea.

    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

  • Luke 1:14-15
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    72%

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

  • Luke 2:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

    33And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

  • Luke 4:22
    71%

    22And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

  • Luke 4:14-17
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    70%

    14And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

    15And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.

    16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been as a child, and he went, as his way was, into the Synagogue on the Sabbath, and got up to give a reading.

    17And the book of the prophet Isaiah was given to him and, opening the book, he came on the place where it is said,

  • 1 Sam 2:26
    70%

    26And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Luke 2:20-23
    4 verses
    69%

    20Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

    21And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

    22And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

    23(As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),

  • John 1:14
    69%

    14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

  • Luke 1:41
    69%

    41And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

  • Luke 2:17
    68%

    17And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

  • Matt 2:21
    67%

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

  • Luke 1:57-59
    3 verses
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    57Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

    59And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

  • Luke 1:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

    8Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Luke 2:6
    66%

    6And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

  • Luke 1:26
    66%

    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:12
    66%

    12And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.