Luke 1:80
And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.
And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.
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39 So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.
41 Jesus in the Temple Now Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the Feast of the Passover.
14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
25 The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,
28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,
75 in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.
76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
65 All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.
66 All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.
67 Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and with people.
8 Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
32 a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”
33 So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.
1 The Temptation of Jesus Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness,
23 When his time of service was over, he went to his home.
12 The Spirit immediately drove him into the wilderness.
13 He was in the wilderness forty days, enduring temptations from Satan. He was with wild animals, and angels were ministering to his needs.
32 He 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.
21 At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 Jesus’ Presentation at the Temple Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord,“Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord”),
9 The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
21 So he got up and took the child and his mother and returned to the land of Israel.
24 Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.
16 Rejection at Nazareth Now Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read,
17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and on those who sit in the region and shadow of death a light has dawned.”
2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,
3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
57 The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.
1 The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,
14 The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry in Galilee Then Jesus, in the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the surrounding countryside.
4 As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
31 I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father.
1 (8:23) The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. In earlier times he humiliated the land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali; but now he brings honor to the way of the sea, the region beyond the Jordan, and Galilee of the nations.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
3 For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
26 Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
12 This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger.”
3 So the LORD will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king’s countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel.