Luke 2:40

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And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

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  • Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
  • Luke 1:80 : 80 The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
  • John 1:14 : 14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  • Ps 22:9 : 9 'Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him! Let Him rescue him, since He delights in him.'
  • Ps 45:2 : 2 My heart overflows with a good theme; I speak my composition to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
  • Isa 11:1-5 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest upon him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and reverence for the LORD. 3 And his delight will be in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his hips.
  • Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty to attract us to him, and no appearance that we should desire him.
  • Judg 13:24 : 24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew, and the Lord blessed him.
  • 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
  • 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people.
  • 1 Sam 3:19 : 19 Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground.
  • Acts 4:33 : 33 With great power, the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
  • Luke 2:47 : 47 Everyone who heard him was 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 I do this so that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and that they may have all the riches of full assurance of understanding, which leads to the full knowledge of God's mystery—Christ himself. 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
  • 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 So then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:41-52
    12 verses
    86%

    41Every year, Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.

    42When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

    43When the festival was over and they were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents were unaware of it.

    44Thinking he was in their traveling group, they went a day's journey. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends.

    45When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

    46After three days, they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.

    47Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers.

    48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Child, why have you treated us this way? Look, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you!"

    49He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?"

    50But they did not understand the statement he made to them.

    51Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.

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

  • Luke 1:79-80
    2 verses
    82%

    79to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

    80The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

  • Luke 2:39
    77%

    39When they had completed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.

  • Luke 2:25-28
    4 verses
    77%

    25Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

    26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Messiah.

    27Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the Law required,

    28Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

  • Luke 1:65-67
    3 verses
    76%

    65Fear came on all those who lived around them, and throughout the hill country of Judea, all these things were being talked about.

    66All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

  • Luke 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will 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 your people Israel."

    33The child's father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

  • Luke 4:22
    71%

    22Everyone spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. They said, 'Isn’t this Joseph’s son?'

  • Luke 4:14-17
    4 verses
    70%

    14Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about Him spread throughout the whole countryside.

    15He was teaching in their synagogues, being praised by everyone.

    16He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day and stood up to read.

    17The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

  • 1 Sam 2:26
    70%

    26And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people.

  • Luke 1:32
    69%

    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Luke 2:20-23
    4 verses
    69%

    20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

    21On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.

    22When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

    23(As it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord.")

  • John 1:14
    69%

    14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

  • Luke 1:41
    69%

    41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 2:17
    68%

    17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

  • Matt 2:21
    67%

    21Joseph got up, took the child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

  • Luke 1:57-59
    3 verses
    67%

    57Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

    58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

    59On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

  • Luke 1:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

    8Now it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

  • Luke 1:76
    67%

    76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Luke 2:6
    66%

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

  • Luke 1:26
    66%

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:12
    66%

    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."