Luke 2:52
And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.
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- Luke 2:40 : 40 And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
- 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
- Prov 3:3-4 : 3 Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart; 4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of 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.
- Rom 14:18 : 18 And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.
- Acts 7:9-9 : 9 And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him, 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
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- Luke 2:39-5113 verses86%
39 And 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.
40 And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
41 And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
43 And 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:
44 And 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,
45 And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.
46 And 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.
47 And all to whose ears it came were full of wonder at his knowledge and the answers which he gave.
48 And 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.
49 And 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?
50 And his words seemed strange to them.
51 And 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.
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26 And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.
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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.
- Luke 2:27-282 verses71%
27 And 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,
28 Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,
- Luke 2:32-332 verses71%
32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.
33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.
- Luke 1:65-662 verses70%
65 And 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.
66 And 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.
- Luke 4:21-222 verses69%
21 Then he said to them, Today this word has come true in your hearing.
22 And 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?
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32 He 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 4:14-163 verses68%
14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
15 And he was teaching in their Synagogues and all men gave him praise.
16 And 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.
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52 And they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.
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21 And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
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2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,
- Luke 2:20-223 verses66%
20 Then 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.
21 And 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.
22 And 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
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12 After this he went down to Capernaum, with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples, and they were there not more than two or three days.
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54 And coming into his country, he gave them teaching in their Synagogue, so that they were greatly surprised and said, Where did this man get this wisdom and these works of power?
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4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.
- Luke 2:16-172 verses65%
16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.
17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.
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13 And his wealth became very great, increasing more and more;
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4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,
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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.
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47 Giving praise to God, and having the approval of all the people; and every day the number of those who had salvation was increased by the Lord.
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32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.
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2 And when the Sabbath day had come, he was teaching in the Synagogue; and a number of people hearing him were surprised, saying, From where did this man get these things? and, What is the wisdom given to this man, and what are these works of power done by his hands?
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39 Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;
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18 But be increased in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. May he have glory now and for ever. So be it.
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14 So he took the young child and his mother by night, and went into Egypt;
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23 And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
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56 And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.