Luke 2:40
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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- Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- Luke 1:80 : 80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
- John 1:14 : 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of 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 hope 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 rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2 And the spirit of the LORD 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 the LORD; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove 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 loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.
- Isa 53:1-2 : 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow 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 shall 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 the LORD blessed him.
- 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
- 1 Sam 2:26 : 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
- 1 Sam 3:19 : 19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD 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 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 astonished at his understanding and answers.
- Eph 6:10 : 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
- Col 2:2-3 : 2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
- 2 Tim 2:1 : 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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- Luke 2:41-5212 verses86%
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, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them.
51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
- Luke 1:79-802 verses82%
79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
- Luke 2:25-284 verses77%
25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
- Luke 1:65-673 verses76%
65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
66 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
- Luke 1:14-152 verses72%
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
- Luke 2:32-332 verses71%
32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
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22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
- Luke 4:14-174 verses70%
14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
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26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
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32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
- Luke 2:20-234 verses69%
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him 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;)
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14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
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17 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
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21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
- Luke 1:57-593 verses67%
57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
- Luke 1:7-82 verses67%
7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
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76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.